D06F 2105/42
Detergent or additive supply
D06F2105/42 (Detergent or additive supply) appears on 336 US grants and 457 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in D06F- Granted patents
- 336
- Published applications
- 457
- Assignees
- 113
- Inventors
- 793
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 4 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 2 |
| 2003 | 2 | 5 |
| 2004 | 2 | 7 |
| 2005 | 3 | 4 |
| 2006 | 3 | 4 |
| 2007 | 0 | 7 |
| 2008 | 2 | 10 |
| 2009 | 3 | 7 |
| 2010 | 5 | 14 |
| 2011 | 6 | 11 |
| 2012 | 6 | 12 |
| 2013 | 9 | 15 |
| 2014 | 6 | 21 |
| 2015 | 6 | 11 |
| 2016 | 13 | 14 |
| 2017 | 18 | 18 |
| 2018 | 21 | 20 |
| 2019 | 18 | 30 |
| 2020 | 15 | 44 |
| 2021 | 16 | 50 |
| 2022 | 34 | 39 |
| 2023 | 29 | 21 |
| 2024 | 34 | 38 |
| 2025 | 30 | 35 |
| 2026 | 25 | 18 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Clothes care apparatus and method for controlling the same29 Sep 2026US 12,747,529 B2Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Control method for washing machine and washing machine22 Sep 2026US 12,742,278 B2Haier Smart Home Co., Ltd.
- Dispensing system of laundry treatment apparatus, and laundry treatment apparatus having same15 Sep 2026US 12,735,828 B2Wuxi Little Swan Electric Co., Ltd.
- Method of monitoring a dispensing assembly of a washing machine appliance8 Sep 2026US 12,729,470 B2Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
- Laundry treatment appliance and water saving methods for laundry treatment appliances8 Sep 2026US 12,729,472 B2Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
- Electrochemical cell8 Oct 2026US 2026/0308024 A1Imperial College Innovations Limited
- Washing machine8 Oct 2026US 2026/0308830 A1Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Method of using turbidity measurements to detect wash additives in a washing machine appliance24 Sep 2026US 2026/0286591 A1Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
- Method of operating a laundry appliance to perform a cleaning operation of the laundry appliance17 Sep 2026US 2026/0275606 A1Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
- Washing machine appliances and methods of operation20 Aug 2026US 2026/0242993 A1Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Automatic liquid control system for a clothes washing machine77US 4,503,575 AWhirlpool Corporation · 1985
- Sensor device and methods for using same68US 6,958,693 B2Sandia Corporation · 2005
- Powdered detergent dispenser57US 4,063,663 AEconomics Laboratory, Inc. · 1977
- Automatic liquid level control54US 4,303,406 AMaytag Corporation · 1981
- Self-optimizing detergent controller for minimizing detergent set-point overshoot51US 5,556,478 AEcolab Inc. · 1996