D06F 2103/26
Imbalance
Official title: Imbalance; Noise level
D06F2103/26 (Imbalance) appears on 362 US grants and 449 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in D06F- Granted patents
- 362
- Published applications
- 449
- Assignees
- 104
- Inventors
- 813
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 5 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 6 | 0 |
| 1999 | 6 | 0 |
| 2000 | 8 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 2 |
| 2002 | 8 | 8 |
| 2003 | 15 | 13 |
| 2004 | 3 | 7 |
| 2005 | 0 | 21 |
| 2006 | 3 | 16 |
| 2007 | 6 | 18 |
| 2008 | 11 | 13 |
| 2009 | 12 | 11 |
| 2010 | 11 | 13 |
| 2011 | 10 | 19 |
| 2012 | 8 | 29 |
| 2013 | 8 | 10 |
| 2014 | 16 | 13 |
| 2015 | 23 | 24 |
| 2016 | 9 | 13 |
| 2017 | 20 | 13 |
| 2018 | 15 | 26 |
| 2019 | 9 | 29 |
| 2020 | 24 | 36 |
| 2021 | 21 | 24 |
| 2022 | 30 | 18 |
| 2023 | 17 | 17 |
| 2024 | 13 | 13 |
| 2025 | 16 | 23 |
| 2026 | 13 | 20 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Load redistribution procedure for a washing machine appliance8 Sep 2026US 12,729,473 B2Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
- Washing machine and method for controlling the same4 Aug 2026US 12,698,581 B2Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Clothes handling device14 Jul 2026US 12,680,210 B2Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
- Washing machine and method for controlling the same7 Jul 2026US 12,674,264 B2Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Clothing treatment device and control method therefor2 Jun 2026US 12,644,217 B2LG Electronics Inc.
- Method for detecting manual redistribution for a washing machine appliance20 Aug 2026US 2026/0242996 A1Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
- Systems and methods for detecting an unbalanced load within a washing machine appliance20 Aug 2026US 2026/0242997 A1Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
- Washing machine and controlling method thereof23 Jul 2026US 2026/0210015 A1Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Washing machine and controlling method thereof2 Jul 2026US 2026/0185281 A1Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Noise cancellation for domestic appliances25 Jun 2026US 2026/0180617 A1Fisher & Paykel Appliances Limited
Most cited
By later US patents
- Drum type washing machine and dryer147US 5,768,730 ASharp Kabushiki Kaisha · 1998
- Low-speed prebalancing for washing machines72US 6,578,225 B2SKF Autobalance Systems AB · 2003
- Drum type drying/washing machine67US 6,032,494 ASharp Kabushiki Kaisha · 2000
- Drum type washing machine65US 6,539,753 B1Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba · 2003
- Spin extractor60US 6,029,300 ASanyo Electric Co., Ltd. · 2000