D06F 2105/46
Drum speed
Official title: Drum speed; Actuation of motors, e.g. starting or interrupting
D06F2105/46 (Drum speed) appears on 901 US grants and 1,114 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in D06F- Granted patents
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- 8 Sep 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Method and device for the wet treatment, in particular the washing and/or spinning, of laundry batches consisting of a plurality of laundry items8 Sep 2026US 12,729,476 B2Herbert Kannegiesser GmbH
- Cool down logic for condensing type dryers8 Sep 2026US 12,729,479 B2Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
- Method for controlling clothing treatment apparatus1 Sep 2026US 12,723,340 B2LG Electronics Inc.
- Laundry treating apparatus25 Aug 2026US 12,716,168 B2LG Electronics Inc.
- Washing machine and method for controlling the same4 Aug 2026US 12,698,581 B2Samsung 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.
- Hardware detection and cycle behavior modification in laundry appliance applications17 Sep 2026US 2026/0275612 A1Whirlpool Corporation
- Heat pump dryer including a boost heater10 Sep 2026US 2026/0265990 A1Whirlpool Corporation
- Clothes treatment apparatus and clothes treatment apparatus control method3 Sep 2026US 2026/0258590 A1LG Electronics Inc.
- Clothing processing apparatus and control method of clothing processing apparatus27 Aug 2026US 2026/0250894 A1LG Electronics Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Drum type washing machine and dryer147US 5,768,730 ASharp Kabushiki Kaisha · 1998
- Full-automatic washing machine with two drive motors88US 6,257,027 B1Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba · 2001
- Washing machine78US 4,446,706 AInstitut Cerac S. A. · 1984
- Electronic washer control including automatic load size determination, fabric blend determination and adjustable washer means73US 5,161,393 AGeneral Electric Company · 1992
- Laundering apparatus, method of operating a laundry machine, control system for an electronically commutated motor, method of operating an electronically commutated motor, and circuit72US 4,390,826 AGeneral Electric Company · 1983