D06F 17/12
Solely by gases
Official title: solely by gases, e.g. air or steam, introduced into the washing liquid
D06F17/12 (Solely by gases) appears on 31 US grants and 34 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in D06F- Granted patents
- 31
- Published applications
- 34
- Assignees
- 17
- Inventors
- 95
- Latest grant
- 20 Jan 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
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| 2001 | 2 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 |
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| 2008 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 2 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 1 | 6 |
| 2016 | 3 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3 | 7 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 4 | 3 |
| 2021 | 1 | 3 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 | 2 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Mobile firefighter gear cleaner14 Feb 2023US 11,578,455 B2HC Risk Reduction, LLC
- Clothes care apparatus6 Dec 2022US 11,519,131 B2Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Clothes treating apparatus1 Nov 2022US 11,486,076 B2LG Electronics Inc.
- Clothing treatment apparatus23 Jul 2026US 2026/0210013 A1LG Electronics Inc.
- Current generated cleaning device5 Jun 2025US 2025/0179708 A1
- Clothes care apparatus5 Jun 2025US 2025/0179709 A1Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Mobile firefighter gear cleaner15 Jun 2023US 2023/0183916 A1HC Risk Reduction, LLC
- System and method for lowering humidity within a washing machine appliance13 May 2021US 2021/0140086 A1Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Washing machine with a bubble generator and method of laundering with use of air bubbles23US 5,253,380 ADaewoo Electronics Co., Ltd. · 1993
- Washing machine with a bubble generator22US 5,307,649 ADaewoo Electronics Co., Ltd. · 1994
- Washing machine equipped with bubble producing apparatus and bubble producing control method thereof22US 5,590,551 ALG Electronics Inc. · 1997
- Washing machine with a bubble generator18US 5,295,373 ADaewood Electronics Co., Ltd. · 1994
- Washing machine with a bubble generator18US 5,653,129 ADaewoo Electronics Co., Ltd. · 1997