A47L 15/0047
Energy or water consumption
Official title: {Energy or water consumption, e.g. by saving energy or water}
A47L15/0047 (Energy or water consumption) appears on 181 US grants and 239 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A47L- Granted patents
- 181
- Published applications
- 239
- Assignees
- 63
- Inventors
- 416
- Latest grant
- 28 Jul 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 2 |
| 2003 | 3 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 2 |
| 2006 | 2 | 7 |
| 2007 | 1 | 3 |
| 2008 | 1 | 5 |
| 2009 | 1 | 7 |
| 2010 | 4 | 4 |
| 2011 | 5 | 19 |
| 2012 | 6 | 25 |
| 2013 | 5 | 15 |
| 2014 | 10 | 16 |
| 2015 | 13 | 7 |
| 2016 | 11 | 13 |
| 2017 | 11 | 23 |
| 2018 | 15 | 16 |
| 2019 | 20 | 8 |
| 2020 | 12 | 16 |
| 2021 | 7 | 8 |
| 2022 | 13 | 11 |
| 2023 | 7 | 9 |
| 2024 | 8 | 8 |
| 2025 | 8 | 4 |
| 2026 | 4 | 9 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Dishwasher including heat pump apparatus28 Jul 2026US 12,690,746 B2LG Electronics Inc.
- Dishwasher and method for controlling same9 Jun 2026US 12,648,682 B2Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Dishwasher and method for controlling same14 Apr 2026US 12,599,281 B2Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Fully automatic dishwasher and automatic cleaning method24 Mar 2026US 12,582,283 B2Nanjing Lepus intelligent technology Co., Ltd.
- System for optical wash item recognition in dishwashers, method for optical wash item recognition, dishwasher with an optical wash item recognition system and method for operating such a dishwasher30 Dec 2025US 12,507,857 B2Illinois Tool Works Inc.
- Dishwashers with hybrid thermoelectric and electric heating systems for water heating and dish drying1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294205 A1Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Systems and methods for predicting energy consumption of a dishwashing appliance10 Sep 2026US 2026/0262907 A1Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
- Dishwasher and method for controlling same3 Sep 2026US 2026/0256337 A1Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Dishwasher and method for controlling the same27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248347 A1LG Electronics Inc.
- Dishwasher with energy recovery system16 Jul 2026US 2026/0198752 A1Ecolab USA Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Energy management system for an appliance100US 7,110,832 B2Whirlpool Corporation · 2006
- Apparatus for controlling consumption by a household appliance83US 6,169,964 AMerloni Elettrodomestici S.p.A. · 2001
- System and method for adjusting the operating cycle of a cleaning appliance74US 5,560,060 AGeneral Electric Company · 1996
- Method of determining the energy and water consumption of dishwashers, and dishwashers72US 7,069,181 B2BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgerate GmbH · 2006
- Control system and method of controlling a dishwashing machine55US 4,561,904 AHobart Corporation · 1985