A47L 15/4236
Arrangements to sterilize or disinfect dishes or washing liquids
Official title: {Arrangements to sterilize or disinfect dishes or washing liquids (A47L15/4234 takes precedence)}
A47L15/4236 (Arrangements to sterilize or disinfect dishes or washing liquids) appears on 137 US grants and 183 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A47L- Granted patents
- 137
- Published applications
- 183
- Assignees
- 79
- Inventors
- 397
- Latest grant
- 18 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 5 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
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| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 1 | 3 |
| 2003 | 1 | 5 |
| 2004 | 0 | 2 |
| 2005 | 1 | 7 |
| 2006 | 3 | 3 |
| 2007 | 1 | 5 |
| 2008 | 1 | 4 |
| 2009 | 2 | 15 |
| 2010 | 1 | 10 |
| 2011 | 4 | 3 |
| 2012 | 2 | 7 |
| 2013 | 4 | 12 |
| 2014 | 5 | 13 |
| 2015 | 10 | 13 |
| 2016 | 12 | 6 |
| 2017 | 8 | 6 |
| 2018 | 9 | 9 |
| 2019 | 5 | 7 |
| 2020 | 8 | 7 |
| 2021 | 6 | 7 |
| 2022 | 4 | 11 |
| 2023 | 9 | 14 |
| 2024 | 6 | 7 |
| 2025 | 8 | 4 |
| 2026 | 4 | 3 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Faucet with utensil flushing mechanism18 Aug 2026US 12,709,880 B2Zhangzhou Solex Smart Home Co., Ltd.
- Apparatus for sterilizing a liquid7 Jul 2026US 12,673,882 B2OSRAM GmbH
- Electrochemical cell26 May 2026US 12,637,370 B2Imperial College Innovations Limited
- Household appliance10 Feb 2026US 12,543,918 B2Gorenje d. o. o.
- Monitoring and control of thermal sanitization in automated cleaning machines11 Nov 2025US 12,465,190 B2Ecolab USA Inc.
- Electrochemical cell8 Oct 2026US 2026/0308024 A1Imperial College Innovations Limited
- Water treatment apparatus and washing apparatus including same3 Sep 2026US 2026/0257943 A1LG Electronics Inc.
- Electrolyzed water generator and water treatment device including same3 Sep 2026US 2026/0257944 A1LG Electronics Inc.
- Dishwasher30 Oct 2025US 2025/0331699 A1Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Pipette tip washing device10 Jul 2025US 2025/0221605 A1Grenova, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Dishwashing machine130US 5,331,986 ADaewoo Eelctronics Company, Ltd. · 1994
- Article comprising a water soluble bag containing a multiple use amount of a pelletized functional material and methods of its use92US 5,234,615 AEcolab Inc. · 1993
- Article comprising a water soluble bag containing a multiple use amount of a pelletized functional material and methods of its use78US 5,198,198 AEcolab Inc. · 1993
- Automatic dishwashing compositions containing a halogen dioxide salt and methods for use with electrochemical cells and/or electrolytic devices68US 6,921,743 B2The Procter & Gamble Company · 2005
- Backup assembly and method for chemical sanitizing in a final rinse of a high temperature warewashing machine33US 5,679,173 A1997