D06F 2101/00
User input for the control of domestic laundry washing machines, washer-dryers or
Official title: User input for the control of domestic laundry washing machines, washer-dryers or laundry dryers
D06F2101/00 (User input for the control of domestic laundry washing machines, washer-dryers or) appears on 984 US grants and 1,258 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in D06F- Granted patents
- 984
- Published applications
- 1,258
- Assignees
- 169
- Inventors
- 1,969
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 3 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 6 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | 5 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 7 | 0 |
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| 1989 | 8 | 0 |
| 1990 | 4 | 0 |
| 1991 | 4 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1994 | 6 | 0 |
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| 1997 | 5 | 0 |
| 1998 | 8 | 0 |
| 1999 | 5 | 0 |
| 2000 | 9 | 0 |
| 2001 | 3 | 2 |
| 2002 | 7 | 15 |
| 2003 | 9 | 33 |
| 2004 | 19 | 40 |
| 2005 | 13 | 29 |
| 2006 | 14 | 33 |
| 2007 | 12 | 26 |
| 2008 | 22 | 48 |
| 2009 | 15 | 50 |
| 2010 | 22 | 41 |
| 2011 | 22 | 41 |
| 2012 | 32 | 53 |
| 2013 | 29 | 57 |
| 2014 | 37 | 56 |
| 2015 | 49 | 51 |
| 2016 | 44 | 46 |
| 2017 | 54 | 57 |
| 2018 | 57 | 52 |
| 2019 | 38 | 82 |
| 2020 | 56 | 78 |
| 2021 | 73 | 72 |
| 2022 | 51 | 40 |
| 2023 | 41 | 62 |
| 2024 | 65 | 79 |
| 2025 | 50 | 80 |
| 2026 | 46 | 35 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- D06F 2101/20Operation modesIndexing code400
- D06F 2101/02Characteristics of laundry or loadIndexing code161
- D06F 2101/14Time settingsIndexing code154
- D06F 2101/12Washing temperatureIndexing code70
- D06F 2101/10Spin speedIndexing code35
- D06F 2101/16Target humidity for the drying processIndexing code30
- D06F 2101/18Target temperature for the drying processIndexing code29
Recent patents
- Interface and laundry treating apparatus having the same22 Sep 2026US 12,742,275 B2LG Electronics Inc.
- Clothes dryer and method for controlling the same22 Sep 2026US 12,742,281 B2Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Adaptative washing system for different water and/or load levels15 Sep 2026US 12,735,824 B2Controladora Mabe S.A. De C.V.
- Load redistribution procedure for a washing machine appliance8 Sep 2026US 12,729,473 B2Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
- Laundry treatment appliance and method of operating the same in a vacation mode8 Sep 2026US 12,729,474 B2Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
- Clothes treatment apparatus and clothes treatment apparatus control method1 Oct 2026US 2026/0297832 A1LG Electronics Inc.
- Methods of operating a washing machine appliance17 Sep 2026US 2026/0275605 A1Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
- Clothes treating apparatus and controlling method therefor10 Sep 2026US 2026/0265975 A1Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Distributed networked laundry machine control and operation10 Sep 2026US 2026/0265980 A1Clarified Inc.
- Clothes treatment apparatus and clothes treatment apparatus control method3 Sep 2026US 2026/0258590 A1LG Electronics Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Washing apparatus126US 6,691,536 B2The Procter & Gamble Company · 2004
- Diagnostic system for an automatic appliance115US 4,977,394 AWhirlpool Corporation · 1990
- Drying cycle controller for controlling drying as a function of humidity and temperature110US 5,649,372 AAmerican Dryer Corporation · 1997
- Energy management system for an appliance100US 7,110,832 B2Whirlpool Corporation · 2006
- Conversational voice command control system for home appliance90US 4,520,576 AWhirlpool Corporation · 1985