D06F 33/43
Control of cleaning or disinfection of washing machine parts
Official title: Control of cleaning or disinfection of washing machine parts, e.g. of tubs
D06F33/43 (Control of cleaning or disinfection of washing machine parts) appears on 69 US grants and 123 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in D06F- Granted patents
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- Published applications
- 123
- Assignees
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- Inventors
- 300
- Latest grant
- 18 Aug 2026
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Recent patents
- Washing machine and control method therefor18 Aug 2026US 12,709,833 B2Haier Smart Home Co., Ltd.
- Washing machine and control method thereof28 Jul 2026US 12,692,644 B2Haier Smart Home Co., Ltd.
- Filter apparatus and clothes treating apparatus having the same21 Jul 2026US 12,686,963 B2Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Control method for washing machine and washing machine19 May 2026US 12,630,962 B2Haier Smart Home Co., Ltd.
- Washing machine control method for dispensing liquid, and washing machine12 May 2026US 12,624,486 B2Haier Ioc Ecosystem Technologies (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
- 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 appliance fill duct and air passage therein20 Aug 2026US 2026/0242995 A1Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
- Laundry treatment device and control method therefor6 Aug 2026US 2026/0226665 A1Chongqing Haier Drum Washing Machine Co., Ltd.
- Dispensing device, laundry treatment device and control method thereof23 Jul 2026US 2026/0210014 A1Haier Smart Home Co., Ltd.
- Method for controlling laundry treating apparatus21 May 2026US 2026/0139426 A1LG Electronics Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Active moisture removal in a laundry treating appliance18US 8,984,692 B2Whirlpool Corporation · 2015
- Method for cleaning a tub in a washing machine and a washing machine performing the same11US 7,930,785 B2LG Electronics Inc. · 2011
- Washing apparatus and control method for the same10US 10,422,064 B2Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. · 2019
- Method for cleaning water-bearing domestic cleaning appliances8US 7,585,374 B2BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbH · 2009
- Washing a tub or a drum in a washing machine4US 8,108,959 B2LG Electronics Inc. · 2012