D06F 2101/20
Operation modes
Official title: Operation modes, e.g. delicate laundry washing programmes, service modes or refreshment cycles
D06F2101/20 (Operation modes) appears on 400 US grants and 553 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in D06F- Granted patents
- 400
- Published applications
- 553
- Assignees
- 81
- Inventors
- 973
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 2 | 6 |
| 2003 | 3 | 18 |
| 2004 | 7 | 14 |
| 2005 | 7 | 8 |
| 2006 | 4 | 12 |
| 2007 | 7 | 10 |
| 2008 | 8 | 19 |
| 2009 | 8 | 23 |
| 2010 | 7 | 14 |
| 2011 | 4 | 16 |
| 2012 | 13 | 28 |
| 2013 | 9 | 21 |
| 2014 | 18 | 28 |
| 2015 | 23 | 21 |
| 2016 | 27 | 12 |
| 2017 | 18 | 20 |
| 2018 | 19 | 19 |
| 2019 | 13 | 32 |
| 2020 | 19 | 37 |
| 2021 | 25 | 39 |
| 2022 | 28 | 22 |
| 2023 | 22 | 34 |
| 2024 | 38 | 37 |
| 2025 | 23 | 40 |
| 2026 | 27 | 23 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Interface and laundry treating apparatus having the same22 Sep 2026US 12,742,275 B2LG Electronics Inc.
- Adaptative washing system for different water and/or load levels15 Sep 2026US 12,735,824 B2Controladora Mabe S.A. De C.V.
- Laundry treatment appliance and method of operating the same in a vacation mode8 Sep 2026US 12,729,474 B2Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
- High priority mode for a commercial laundry environment8 Sep 2026US 12,729,475 B2Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
- Laundry treatment device and control method therefor28 Jul 2026US 12,692,638 B2LG Electronics Inc.
- Clothes treatment apparatus and clothes treatment apparatus control method1 Oct 2026US 2026/0297832 A1LG Electronics 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.
- Clothing treatment device and method for controlling clothing treatment device27 Aug 2026US 2026/0250893 A1LG Electronics Inc.
- Locating features for a knob assembly of a domestic appliance20 Aug 2026US 2026/0242998 A1Haier US Appliance Solutions, 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
- Conversational voice command control system for home appliance90US 4,520,576 AWhirlpool Corporation · 1985
- Apparatus for controlling consumption by a household appliance83US 6,169,964 AMerloni Elettrodomestici S.p.A. · 2001