A47L 2501/22
Loading doors
Official title: Loading doors, e.g. door latches, inflatable door seals
A47L2501/22 (Loading doors) appears on 74 US grants and 103 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A47L- Granted patents
- 74
- Published applications
- 103
- Assignees
- 29
- Inventors
- 213
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 2 |
| 2006 | 0 | 2 |
| 2007 | 0 | 3 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 3 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 | 4 |
| 2012 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 0 | 5 |
| 2014 | 5 | 5 |
| 2015 | 4 | 3 |
| 2016 | 6 | 2 |
| 2017 | 3 | 7 |
| 2018 | 5 | 6 |
| 2019 | 4 | 1 |
| 2020 | 5 | 5 |
| 2021 | 1 | 3 |
| 2022 | 5 | 7 |
| 2023 | 3 | 12 |
| 2024 | 7 | 9 |
| 2025 | 9 | 13 |
| 2026 | 6 | 7 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Sensing assembly for an appliance8 Sep 2026US 12,727,734 B2Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
- Dishwasher and method for controlling same9 Jun 2026US 12,648,682 B2Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Sensing assembly for an appliance5 May 2026US 12,616,353 B2Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
- Dishwasher and method for controlling same14 Apr 2026US 12,599,281 B2Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Domestic dishwasher17 Mar 2026US 12,575,711 B2BSH Hausgeräte GmbH
- Domestic dishwasher1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295858 A1BSH Hausgeräte GmbH
- Dishwasher and method for controlling the same17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272253 A1LG Electronics Inc.
- Dishwasher door opening system with sliding latch17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272263 A1Whirlpool Corporation
- Biasing latch mechanism for an appliance door6 Aug 2026US 2026/0224089 A1Whirlpool Corporation
- Dishwasher vertical plunger door open system30 Apr 2026US 2026/0114704 A1Whirlpool Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Sterilizing apparatus having automatically actuated door116US 5,223,229 AMidmark Corporation · 1993
- System for charging a power supply in a closure element of a household appliance51US 9,307,888 B2Whirlpool Corporation · 2016
- Automatic door opening system for domestic dishwashers36US 4,951,693 A1990
- Method and device for drying crockery in a dishwasher32US 5,881,746 AWhirlpool Europe B.V. · 1999
- Home appliance and online system including the same21US 9,951,451 B2LG Electronics Inc. · 2018