A47L 2501/01
Water supply
Official title: Water supply, e.g. opening or closure of the water inlet valve
A47L2501/01 (Water supply) appears on 199 US grants and 250 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A47L- Granted patents
- 199
- Published applications
- 250
- Assignees
- 74
- Inventors
- 445
- Latest grant
- 18 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 3 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 5 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 2 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 7 |
| 2005 | 2 | 4 |
| 2006 | 0 | 7 |
| 2007 | 2 | 9 |
| 2008 | 1 | 6 |
| 2009 | 1 | 7 |
| 2010 | 5 | 3 |
| 2011 | 3 | 13 |
| 2012 | 5 | 18 |
| 2013 | 8 | 14 |
| 2014 | 10 | 10 |
| 2015 | 11 | 10 |
| 2016 | 9 | 7 |
| 2017 | 11 | 11 |
| 2018 | 9 | 11 |
| 2019 | 15 | 21 |
| 2020 | 9 | 13 |
| 2021 | 9 | 15 |
| 2022 | 17 | 11 |
| 2023 | 7 | 18 |
| 2024 | 14 | 17 |
| 2025 | 14 | 9 |
| 2026 | 6 | 6 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Dishwasher incorporating a closed loop system for controlling machine load39US 5,330,580 AGeneral Electric Company · 1994
- Soil sensing system for a dishwasher38US 6,432,216 B1Whirlpool Corporation · 2002
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- Fuzzy logic control method for reducing water consumption in a machine for washing articles33US 5,284,523 AGeneral Electric Company · 1994