D06F 33/48
Preventing or reducing imbalance or noise
D06F33/48 (Preventing or reducing imbalance or noise) appears on 374 US grants and 455 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in D06F- Granted patents
- 374
- Published applications
- 455
- Assignees
- 97
- Inventors
- 770
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
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| 2024 | 23 | 17 |
| 2025 | 17 | 22 |
| 2026 | 13 | 18 |
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.
- Washing machine and method of controlling the same28 Jul 2026US 12,692,639 B2Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- 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
- Centrifugal extracting machine having balancing system75US 5,280,660 APellerin Milnor Corporation · 1994
- Low-speed prebalancing for washing machines72US 6,578,225 B2SKF Autobalance Systems AB · 2003
- Smart balancing system60US 6,510,715 B12003
- Electronic washer control including automatic balance, spin and brake operations58US 5,325,677 AGeneral Electric Company · 1994