B67D 1/1236
Comprising means for detecting the size of vessels to be filled
Official title: {comprising means for detecting the size of vessels to be filled}
B67D1/1236 (Comprising means for detecting the size of vessels to be filled) appears on 95 US grants and 87 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B67D- Granted patents
- 95
- Published applications
- 87
- Assignees
- 40
- Inventors
- 198
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
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| 2024 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 3 |
| 2026 | 3 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Liquid dispenser with precise dispensation using a voice assistant22 Jul 2025US 12,366,405 B2Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
- System and method for automated fluid dispensing with adaptive level detection and control8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307975 A1Pentair, Inc.
- System and method for dispensing a consumable material27 Aug 2026US 2026/0250118 A1Breville Pty Limited
- Beverage dispenser with dispensing area cameras20 Nov 2025US 2025/0353728 A1The Coca-Cola Company
- Anysize autofill with machine learning2 Oct 2025US 2025/0304423 A1Whirlpool Corporation
- Presence-responsive refrigerator appliance and fluid dispenser31 Jul 2025US 2025/0243048 A1Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Automatic liquid dispenser and refrigerator with the same865US 7,661,448 B2LG Electronics Inc. · 2010
- Fluid dispensing control system132US 4,202,387 A1980
- Illuminated refrigerator dispenser system with sensors111US 8,109,301 B12012
- Beverage dispenser with a reader for size indica on a serving container91US 5,566,732 AExel Nelson Engineering LLC · 1996
- Dispensing method and apparatus that detects the presence and size of a cup and provides automatic fill control81US 5,491,333 AElectro-Pro, Inc. · 1996