B67D 1/0888
Means comprising electronic circuitry
Official title: {Means comprising electronic circuitry (e.g. control panels, switching or controlling means)}
B67D1/0888 (Means comprising electronic circuitry) appears on 1,029 US grants and 1,331 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B67D- Granted patents
- 1,029
- Published applications
- 1,331
- Assignees
- 396
- Inventors
- 1,882
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 4 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 6 |
| 2002 | 4 | 4 |
| 2003 | 7 | 8 |
| 2004 | 3 | 2 |
| 2005 | 2 | 7 |
| 2006 | 8 | 19 |
| 2007 | 6 | 12 |
| 2008 | 11 | 26 |
| 2009 | 4 | 23 |
| 2010 | 14 | 36 |
| 2011 | 7 | 39 |
| 2012 | 28 | 28 |
| 2013 | 32 | 42 |
| 2014 | 34 | 56 |
| 2015 | 39 | 45 |
| 2016 | 45 | 73 |
| 2017 | 41 | 96 |
| 2018 | 50 | 75 |
| 2019 | 73 | 79 |
| 2020 | 86 | 108 |
| 2021 | 108 | 107 |
| 2022 | 98 | 120 |
| 2023 | 107 | 113 |
| 2024 | 74 | 74 |
| 2025 | 77 | 83 |
| 2026 | 49 | 50 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Electronic faucet, method of coupling between a source of conditioned water or fluid and a faucet and method for controlling an electronic faucet6 Oct 2026US 12,753,587 B2Gessi S.P.A.
- Faucet system6 Oct 2026US 12,753,591 B2Unito Smart Technologies Limited
- Scalable modular system and method for valve control and selectively dispensing beverages22 Sep 2026US 12,741,858 B2Versabev, Inc.
- Refrigerator dispenser control including integrated dispense level input sensor22 Sep 2026US 12,741,859 B2Midea Group Co., Ltd.
- Systems and methods for recognizing and identifying a pitcher for an autofill pitcher system8 Sep 2026US 12,729,102 B2Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
- System and method for automated fluid dispensing with adaptive level detection and control8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307975 A1Pentair, Inc.
- Unattended beverage dispensing systems and methods24 Sep 2026US 2026/0285667 A1PepsiCo, Inc.
- Devices, systems, and methods for generating customized beverages17 Sep 2026US 2026/0274641 A1rBAR, LLC
- Automated dispensing system for customized beverages10 Sep 2026US 2026/0265038 A1Starbucks Corporation
- Dispense and leak detection systems and methods10 Sep 2026US 2026/0265039 A1Hydration Labs, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Automatic liquid dispenser and refrigerator with the same865US 7,661,448 B2LG Electronics Inc. · 2010
- Carbonated coffee beverage dispenser141US 5,803,320 AABC Dispensing Technologies, Inc. · 1998
- Beverage dispensing system with bottle identification mechanism140US 5,603,430 ADEC International, Inc. · 1997
- Drinks-dispensing apparatus124US 5,967,367 ACoca-Cola & Schweppes Beverages Limited · 1999
- Drink dispenser having central control of plural dispensing stations111US 4,252,253 AMcNeil Corporation · 1981