A47K 2010/3668
Detection of the presence of a user
Official title: {Detection of the presence of a user}
A47K2010/3668 (Detection of the presence of a user) appears on 235 US grants and 285 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A47K- Granted patents
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- Published applications
- 285
- Assignees
- 59
- Inventors
- 321
- Latest grant
- 16 Jun 2026
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| 2026 | 3 | 7 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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- Sink device10 Sep 2026US 2026/0270103 A1Kohler Co.
- Dispenser with a power management system25 Jun 2026US 2026/0174290 A1
- Dispenser with Improved Dispensing Mechanism4 Jun 2026US 2026/0151005 A1Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Hands-free paper towel dispensers184US 5,772,291 AMosinee Paper Corporation · 1998
- Automatic dispenser for paper towels severable from a continuous roll159US 5,452,832 AQTS S.r.l. · 1995
- Automatic dispensers157US 7,296,765 B2Alwin Manufacturing Co., Inc. · 2007
- System and method for measuring, monitoring and controlling washroom dispensers and products154US 7,783,380 B2Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. · 2010
- Minimizing paper waste carousel-style dispenser apparatus, sensor, method and system with proximity sensor132US 6,592,067 B2Georgia-Pacific Corporation · 2003