A47L 15/245
The dishes being placed directly on the conveyors, i.e. not in dish
Official title: {the dishes being placed directly on the conveyors, i.e. not in dish racks (A47L15/242 takes precedence)}
A47L15/245 (The dishes being placed directly on the conveyors, i.e. not in dish) appears on 45 US grants and 43 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A47L- Granted patents
- 45
- Published applications
- 43
- Assignees
- 22
- Inventors
- 85
- Latest grant
- 7 Apr 2026
Filings by year
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| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
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| 2006 | 0 | 3 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 | 2 | 1 |
| 2011 | 2 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 3 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 5 | 4 |
| 2021 | 1 | 8 |
| 2022 | 1 | 3 |
| 2023 | 3 | 2 |
| 2024 | 6 | 6 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Conveyor for a dishwasher as well as dishwasher having such a conveyor7 Apr 2026US 12,593,952 B2Illinois Tool Works Inc.
- Handling module for loading a transport device of a conveyor dishwasher21 Oct 2025US 12,446,753 B2MEIKO Maschinenbau GmbH & Co. KG
- Pan cleaning brush module, controller and methods of same13 May 2025US 12,295,535 B2Food Machinery Engineering, LMTD
- Dishwasher for cleaning items of washware in the form of drinking vessels31 Dec 2024US 12,178,378 B2Illinois Tool Works Inc.
- Pan cleaning system and improved cleaning stations1 Oct 2024US 12,102,277 B2Food Machinery Engineering, LMTD
- Conveyor device and aligning device12 Feb 2026US 2026/0041301 A1Kura Sushi, Inc.
- Loading system for loading a transport dishwasher with wash ware items and arrangement for at least partially automated cleaning of wash ware items with a loading system31 Jul 2025US 2025/0241507 A1Illinois Tool Works Inc.
- Dishwasher for a coffee shop and/or a fast-food restaurant24 Oct 2024US 2024/0349974 A1Illinois Tool Works Inc.
- Commercial dishwasher as well as method for operating a commercial dishwasher8 Aug 2024US 2024/0265514 A1Illinois Tool Works Inc.
- Dishwasher for cleaning items of washware in the form of drinking vessels13 Jun 2024US 2024/0188787 A1Illinois Tool Works Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Apparatus for washing insulated trays25US 4,281,675 AInsinger Machine Company · 1981
- Machine for washing flat tableware20US 4,561,144 A1985
- Automatic scullery system19US 3,938,533 A1976
- Apparatus for washing soiled articles18US 4,313,451 AG. S. Blakeslee & Company · 1982
- Dishwasher with sonic cleaner12US 7,754,026 B2Whirlpool Corporation · 2010