A47L 11/4011
Regulation of the cleaning machine by electric means
Official title: {Regulation of the cleaning machine by electric means; Control systems and remote control systems therefor}
A47L11/4011 (Regulation of the cleaning machine by electric means) appears on 1,500 US grants and 2,053 published applications in this corpus.
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Residual-water-stain recovery method and apparatus, robot, and storage medium8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305897 A1Shenzhen Pudu Technology Co., Ltd.
- Method for constructing a map while performing work8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305899 A1Bobsweep USA
- Apparatus and method for controlling a cleaning robot8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305900 A1BSH Hausgeräte GmbH
- Method for controlling robot cleaner, and robot cleaner8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305901 A1Beijing Roborock Innovation Technology Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Home cleaning robot729US 6,459,955 B1The Procter & Gamble Company · 2002
- Mobile robots and their control system518US 6,532,404 B22003
- Mobile work robot system511US 5,959,423 AMinolta Co., Ltd. · 1999
- Automatic machine and device for floor dusting439US 5,787,545 A1998
- Automatic controlled cleaning machine361US 5,279,672 AWindsor Industries, Inc. · 1994