A47L 2401/20
Time
Official title: Time, e.g. elapsed operating time
A47L2401/20 (Time) appears on 204 US grants and 255 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A47L- Granted patents
- 204
- Published applications
- 255
- Assignees
- 70
- Inventors
- 463
- Latest grant
- 11 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 3 | 0 |
| 2002 | 2 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 3 |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 4 |
| 2007 | 0 | 5 |
| 2008 | 1 | 7 |
| 2009 | 1 | 10 |
| 2010 | 5 | 4 |
| 2011 | 4 | 15 |
| 2012 | 7 | 18 |
| 2013 | 8 | 19 |
| 2014 | 13 | 14 |
| 2015 | 13 | 11 |
| 2016 | 14 | 15 |
| 2017 | 9 | 19 |
| 2018 | 16 | 15 |
| 2019 | 17 | 10 |
| 2020 | 9 | 14 |
| 2021 | 9 | 16 |
| 2022 | 12 | 13 |
| 2023 | 8 | 9 |
| 2024 | 9 | 14 |
| 2025 | 8 | 12 |
| 2026 | 10 | 5 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Dish washer11 Aug 2026US 12,702,265 B2LG Electronics Inc.
- Dishwasher providing notification for replacing filter and method of providing a notification for replacing a filter7 Jul 2026US 12,672,755 B2LG Electronics Inc.
- Dishwasher and method for controlling same9 Jun 2026US 12,648,682 B2Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Light-emitting devices for indicating a wash operation of an appliance19 May 2026US 12,630,958 B2Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
- Dishwasher and method for controlling same14 Apr 2026US 12,599,281 B2Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Dishwasher17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272254 A1LG Electronics Inc.
- Drying method for drying device, drying device, and computer readable storage medium20 Aug 2026US 2026/0243515 A1Wuhu Midea Smart Kitchen Appliance Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
- Dishwasher with heat pump9 Jul 2026US 2026/0191395 A1Electrolux Appliances Aktiebolag
- Dishwashing appliance with variable speed pump and method for operation thereof25 Jun 2026US 2026/0174306 A1Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
- Dishwasher and method for controlling thereof5 Feb 2026US 2026/0033698 A1Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
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- Self-optimizing detergent controller for controlling variable additive concentration level in a warewashing machine57US 5,681,400 AEcolab Inc. · 1997
- Self-optimizing detergent controller for minimizing detergent set-point overshoot51US 5,556,478 AEcolab Inc. · 1996