A47K 5/16
With mechanical drive
Official title: with mechanical drive
A47K5/16 (With mechanical drive) appears on 110 US grants and 125 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A47K- Granted patents
- 110
- Published applications
- 125
- Assignees
- 39
- Inventors
- 144
- Latest grant
- 5 May 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 | 2 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 2 | 3 |
| 2009 | 1 | 7 |
| 2010 | 1 | 3 |
| 2011 | 2 | 4 |
| 2012 | 9 | 3 |
| 2013 | 2 | 6 |
| 2014 | 4 | 10 |
| 2015 | 6 | 4 |
| 2016 | 2 | 6 |
| 2017 | 5 | 6 |
| 2018 | 10 | 8 |
| 2019 | 4 | 16 |
| 2020 | 15 | 10 |
| 2021 | 12 | 6 |
| 2022 | 4 | 12 |
| 2023 | 10 | 10 |
| 2024 | 4 | 3 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 |
| 2026 | 4 | 3 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Compact multi-chamber foam-at-a-distance pumps and dispensers5 May 2026US 12,616,342 B2GOJO Industries, Inc.
- Fluid dispenser with UV sanitation14 Apr 2026US 12,599,687 B2OP-Hygiene IP GmbH
- Electrically actuated pump27 Jan 2026US 12,535,062 B2World Club Supply Corp.
- Sequentially activated multi-diaphragm foam at-a-distance dispenser systems6 Jan 2026US 12,514,409 B2GOJO Industries, Inc.
- Foam dispenser and hand sanitizer dispenser30 Dec 2025US 12,508,610 B1
- Table-top bottle electronic soap or sanitizer dispenser13 Aug 2026US 2026/0232145 A1GOJO Industries, Inc.
- Foam dispensers having high air to liquid ratios and foam dispensers that dispense accurate volume doses of foam22 Jan 2026US 2026/0020726 A1GOJO Industries, Inc.
- Sequentially activated multi-diaphragm foam pumps, refill units and dispenser systems15 Jan 2026US 2026/0013678 A1GOJO Industries, Inc.
- Product level detection apparatuses and systems for fluid dispensers9 Jan 2025US 2025/0012615 A1GPCP IP Holdings LLC
- Compact multi-chamber foam-at-a-distance pumps and dispensers19 Sep 2024US 2024/0309866 A1GOJO Industries, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Sink side touchless foam dispenser68US 7,364,053 B2Hygiene-Technik Inc. · 2008
- Apparatus and method for dispensing post-foaming gel soap54US 7,540,397 B2Technical Concepts, LLC · 2009
- Sink side touchless foam dispenser nozzle assembly48US 7,455,197 B2Gotohti. Com Inc. · 2008
- Power systems for touch free dispensers and refill units containing a power source28US 9,172,266 B2GOJO Industries, Inc. · 2015
- Drive mechanism for a soap or foam dispenser25US 6,568,561 B22003