D06F 2101/02
Characteristics of laundry or load
D06F2101/02 (Characteristics of laundry or load) appears on 161 US grants and 199 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in D06F- Granted patents
- 161
- Published applications
- 199
- Assignees
- 55
- Inventors
- 487
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 3 |
| 2003 | 3 | 7 |
| 2004 | 2 | 8 |
| 2005 | 4 | 4 |
| 2006 | 1 | 5 |
| 2007 | 2 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1 | 3 |
| 2009 | 4 | 8 |
| 2010 | 2 | 2 |
| 2011 | 3 | 7 |
| 2012 | 1 | 3 |
| 2013 | 2 | 11 |
| 2014 | 6 | 16 |
| 2015 | 10 | 9 |
| 2016 | 5 | 9 |
| 2017 | 11 | 8 |
| 2018 | 12 | 9 |
| 2019 | 7 | 10 |
| 2020 | 5 | 15 |
| 2021 | 13 | 16 |
| 2022 | 6 | 7 |
| 2023 | 13 | 10 |
| 2024 | 8 | 13 |
| 2025 | 6 | 9 |
| 2026 | 7 | 5 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Clothes dryer and method for controlling the same22 Sep 2026US 12,742,281 B2Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- High priority mode for a commercial laundry environment8 Sep 2026US 12,729,475 B2Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
- Method and system for drying laundry in a laundry treating appliance23 Jun 2026US 12,662,762 B2Whirlpool Corporation
- Washing machine16 Jun 2026US 12,655,562 B2Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Dryer performance customer feedback16 Jun 2026US 12,655,573 B2Whirlpool Corporation
- Clothes treatment apparatus and clothes treatment apparatus control method1 Oct 2026US 2026/0297832 A1LG Electronics Inc.
- Clothing processing apparatus and control method of clothing processing apparatus27 Aug 2026US 2026/0250902 A1LG Electronics Inc.
- Locating features for a knob assembly of a domestic appliance20 Aug 2026US 2026/0242998 A1Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
- Clothing care apparatus and method for controlling clothing care apparatus2 Jul 2026US 2026/0185296 A1Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Clothes treatment device18 Jun 2026US 2026/0168167 A1Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Apparatus for controlling consumption by a household appliance83US 6,169,964 AMerloni Elettrodomestici S.p.A. · 2001
- Automatic liquid control system for a clothes washing machine77US 4,503,575 AWhirlpool Corporation · 1985
- Automatic clothes dryer49US 4,763,425 ASpeed Queen Company · 1988
- Ozonated laundry system46US 5,806,120 AEnvirocleanse Systems, Inc. · 1998
- Interactive control system for a laundry appliance46US 6,502,265 B2Maytag Corporation · 2003