A47K 5/1211
Using pressure on soap
Official title: {using pressure on soap, e.g. with piston (A47K5/1201 takes precedence; using squeeze bottles or the like A47K5/122)}
A47K5/1211 (Using pressure on soap) appears on 408 US grants and 384 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A47K- Granted patents
- 408
- Published applications
- 384
- Assignees
- 137
- Inventors
- 586
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
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| 2023 | 18 | 11 |
| 2024 | 12 | 10 |
| 2025 | 10 | 12 |
| 2026 | 9 | 7 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Soap dispenser with detachable liquid storage bottle6 Oct 2026US 12,751,585 B2
- Dispensing head and dispenser6 Oct 2026US 12,752,293 B2Aptar Dortmund GmbH
- Methods and systems for auto-priming and maintaining liquid prime in a dispenser25 Aug 2026US 12,714,265 B2GOJO Industries, Inc.
- Dispensers having anti-leak air vents and bubble traps16 Jun 2026US 12,653,349 B2GOJO Industries, Inc.
- Liquid distributor9 Jun 2026US 12,648,676 B2Xiamen Lota International Co., Ltd.
- Liquid dispenser8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305881 A1
- Soap dispenser housing17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272236 A1
- Dispenser system and a method for operating a dispenser system6 Aug 2026US 2026/0224074 A1Essity Hygiene and Health Aktiebolag
- Hand Sanitizer Dispensing Device2 Jul 2026US 2026/0182787 A1
- Fluid Dispenser with Rotating Pump2 Apr 2026US 2026/0090682 A1OP-Hygiene IP GmbH
Most cited
By later US patents
- Electrically operated dispensing apparatus and disposable container useable therewith225US 4,722,372 ALouis Hoffman Associates Inc. · 1988
- Dispensing apparatus with tube locator123US 5,265,772 AGOJO Industries, Inc. · 1993
- Dispenser and refill package114US 4,349,133 A1982
- Liquid dispenser112US 4,667,854 AEcolab Inc. · 1987
- Automatic soap dispenser104US 6,209,752 B1Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. · 2001