D06F 34/00
Details of control systems for washing machines, washer-dryers or laundry dryers
D06F34/00 (Details of control systems for washing machines, washer-dryers or laundry dryers) appears on 3,089 US grants and 3,924 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in D06F- Granted patents
- 3,089
- Published applications
- 3,924
- Assignees
- 508
- Inventors
- 5,495
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 12 | 0 |
| 1977 | 8 | 0 |
| 1978 | 7 | 0 |
| 1979 | 5 | 0 |
| 1980 | 15 | 0 |
| 1981 | 4 | 0 |
| 1982 | 9 | 0 |
| 1983 | 15 | 0 |
| 1984 | 10 | 0 |
| 1985 | 16 | 0 |
| 1986 | 5 | 0 |
| 1987 | 20 | 0 |
| 1988 | 8 | 0 |
| 1989 | 16 | 0 |
| 1990 | 7 | 0 |
| 1991 | 12 | 0 |
| 1992 | 22 | 0 |
| 1993 | 25 | 0 |
| 1994 | 35 | 0 |
| 1995 | 23 | 0 |
| 1996 | 28 | 0 |
| 1997 | 27 | 0 |
| 1998 | 32 | 0 |
| 1999 | 23 | 0 |
| 2000 | 33 | 0 |
| 2001 | 11 | 10 |
| 2002 | 28 | 34 |
| 2003 | 34 | 66 |
| 2004 | 45 | 86 |
| 2005 | 31 | 84 |
| 2006 | 32 | 97 |
| 2007 | 32 | 112 |
| 2008 | 58 | 136 |
| 2009 | 62 | 131 |
| 2010 | 63 | 133 |
| 2011 | 80 | 96 |
| 2012 | 81 | 121 |
| 2013 | 78 | 108 |
| 2014 | 85 | 102 |
| 2015 | 82 | 153 |
| 2016 | 109 | 128 |
| 2017 | 117 | 173 |
| 2018 | 145 | 187 |
| 2019 | 165 | 212 |
| 2020 | 156 | 256 |
| 2021 | 191 | 283 |
| 2022 | 180 | 229 |
| 2023 | 199 | 227 |
| 2024 | 237 | 301 |
| 2025 | 208 | 298 |
| 2026 | 163 | 161 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- D06F 34/14Arrangements for detecting or measuring specific parameters1,709
- D06F 34/28Arrangements for programme selection1,135
- D06F 34/04Signal transfer or data transmission arrangements493
- D06F 34/08Control circuits or arrangements thereof410
- D06F 34/10Power supply arrangements223
- D06F 34/06Timing arrangements79
Recent patents
- Washing machine subwasher ground detection6 Oct 2026US 12,753,539 B2Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
- Apparatus for treating laundry6 Oct 2026US 12,753,540 B2LG Electronics Inc.
- Autonomous laundry heat pump systems and methods of use6 Oct 2026US 12,753,543 B2
- System for commercial services or facilities6 Oct 2026US 12,755,266 B2Airwallet ApS
- Interface and laundry treating apparatus having the same22 Sep 2026US 12,742,275 B2LG Electronics Inc.
- Electrochemical cell8 Oct 2026US 2026/0308024 A1Imperial College Innovations Limited
- Self-cleaning system for a heat pump dryer8 Oct 2026US 2026/0308834 A1Whirlpool Corporation
- Clothes treating apparatus and control method of clothes treating apparatus1 Oct 2026US 2026/0297830 A1LG Electronics Inc.
- Temperature-specific performance deviation correction apparatus and correction method for photosensor detecting nephelometric turbidity units1 Oct 2026US 2026/0297831 A1LG Electronics Inc.
- Clothes treatment apparatus and clothes treatment apparatus control method1 Oct 2026US 2026/0297832 A1LG Electronics Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Armoire178US 5,369,892 A1994
- Armoire adaptable to a sauna, drum dryer, and tubular lighted clothing dryer with humidity damper control of exhaust gases163US 5,546,678 A1996
- Drum type washing machine and dryer147US 5,768,730 ASharp Kabushiki Kaisha · 1998
- Method and apparatus for dispensing solutions131US 4,845,965 AEcolab Inc. · 1989
- Washing apparatus126US 6,691,536 B2The Procter & Gamble Company · 2004