A47L 15/46
Devices for the automatic control of the different phases of cleaning
Official title: Devices for the automatic control of the different phases of cleaning {; Controlling devices (A47L15/449 takes precedence)}
A47L15/46 (Devices for the automatic control of the different phases of cleaning) appears on 303 US grants and 370 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A47L- Granted patents
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- Published applications
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- 92
- Inventors
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- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
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| 2025 | 35 | 18 |
| 2026 | 14 | 15 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Conveyor warewasher with chemical system mounting panel10 Sep 2026US 2026/0262908 A1Illinois Tool Works Inc.
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- Pan cleaner machine, controller, cleaning modules, and method of operation and use20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240401 A1Food Machinery Engineering, LMTD
Most cited
By later US patents
- Industrial dishwasher monitor/controller with speech capability123US 4,509,543 ABeta Technology, Inc. · 1985
- Dishwasher83US 6,189,551 B1Fisher & Paykel Limited · 2001
- Apparatus for monitoring and controlling the operation of a machine for washing articles66US 5,603,233 AHoneywell Inc. · 1997
- Control system and method of controlling a dishwashing machine55US 4,561,904 AHobart Corporation · 1985
- Control system for a multi-compartment dishwasher49US 7,363,093 B2Whirlpool Corporation · 2008