A47L 2401/03
Operation mode
Official title: Operation mode, e.g. delicate washing, economy washing, reduced time, sterilizing, water softener regenerating, odor eliminating or service
A47L2401/03 (Operation mode) appears on 38 US grants and 57 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A47L- Granted patents
- 38
- Published applications
- 57
- Assignees
- 28
- Inventors
- 144
- Latest grant
- 19 May 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 1 | 5 |
| 2012 | 1 | 3 |
| 2013 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 3 |
| 2016 | 3 | 3 |
| 2017 | 4 | 4 |
| 2018 | 1 | 3 |
| 2019 | 5 | 3 |
| 2020 | 1 | 4 |
| 2021 | 3 | 4 |
| 2022 | 2 | 1 |
| 2023 | 5 | 6 |
| 2024 | 4 | 3 |
| 2025 | 4 | 3 |
| 2026 | 1 | 4 |
By publication year. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- System with a water-bearing household appliance and method for operating a water-bearing household appliance19 May 2026US 12,628,999 B2BSH Hausgeräte GmbH
- Method of controlling operation of an appliance30 Sep 2025US 12,429,278 B2Electrolux Appliances Aktiebolag
- Automated cleaning machine processing using shortened cycle times23 Sep 2025US 12,419,485 B2Ecolab USA Inc.
- Dish drying system with adsorbent material regeneration15 Jul 2025US 12,357,144 B2Whirlpool Corporation
- Dish washer and controlling method thereof22 Apr 2025US 12,279,734 B2Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Dishwasher and method for controlling the same27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248347 A1LG Electronics Inc.
- Dishwasher automatic descaling system13 Aug 2026US 2026/0232166 A1Ecolab USA Inc.
- Cup washer control method2 Apr 2026US 2026/0090696 A1LG Electronics Inc.
- Solid detergent dispenser attached to a dishwasher rack19 Mar 2026US 2026/0076525 A1Ecolab USA Inc.
- System with a water-bearing household appliance and method for operating a water-bearing household appliance15 May 2025US 2025/0151970 A1BSH Hausgeräte GmbH
Most cited
By later US patents
- Vision-enabled household appliances43US 7,903,838 B2Evolution Robotics, Inc. · 2011
- Vision-enabled household appliances23US 8,229,161 B2Evolution Robotics, Inc. · 2012
- Method for cleaning water-bearing domestic cleaning appliances8US 7,585,374 B2BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbH · 2009
- Pre-soak option for dishwashers7US 9,661,980 B2BSH Home Appliances Corporation · 2017
- Method for the dosing of cleaning agents4US 10,955,823 B2Henkel AG & Co. KGaA · 2021