B67D 2210/00036
For use with or in refrigerators
Official title: for use with or in refrigerators
B67D2210/00036 (For use with or in refrigerators) appears on 168 US grants and 170 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B67D- Granted patents
- 168
- Published applications
- 170
- Assignees
- 53
- Inventors
- 275
- Latest grant
- 5 May 2026
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| 2021 | 13 | 7 |
| 2022 | 10 | 9 |
| 2023 | 6 | 3 |
| 2024 | 6 | 5 |
| 2025 | 4 | 8 |
| 2026 | 3 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Countertop appliances and water supply therefor5 May 2026US 12,617,664 B2Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
- Home appliances including light sensor21 Apr 2026US 12,607,398 B2Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Refrigerator20 Jan 2026US 12,529,510 B2Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Autofill pitcher system with ice and water fill2 Dec 2025US 12,486,157 B2Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
- Autofill pitcher with fill sensor11 Nov 2025US 12,466,719 B2Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
- Mechanical carbonated beverage dispensing system17 Sep 2026US 2026/0274640 A1The Coca-Cola Company
- Fluid dispensing system with dual outlet tandem fast flow12 Feb 2026US 2026/0042658 A1Gd Midea Air-Conditioning Equipment Co., Ltd.
- Leak detection of an autofill pitcher dispensing system for a refrigerator appliance30 Oct 2025US 2025/0333289 A1Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
- Autofill pitcher system with ice and water fill16 Oct 2025US 2025/0320105 A1Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
- Countertop appliances and water supply therefor25 Sep 2025US 2025/0296828 A1Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Beverage distribution and dispensing system and method157US 6,751,525 B1Beverage Works, Inc. · 2004
- External refrigerator-mounted liquid dispenser148US 5,542,265 A1996
- Dispenser assembly for refrigerator and control method thereof148US 5,956,967 ALG Electronics Inc. · 1999
- Liquid dispensing system for a refrigerator117US 6,039,219 A2000
- Liquid dispensing assembly for a refrigerator104US 5,297,400 AMaytag Corporation · 1994