D06F 34/16
Imbalance
D06F34/16 (Imbalance) appears on 231 US grants and 268 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in D06F- Granted patents
- 231
- Published applications
- 268
- Assignees
- 82
- Inventors
- 538
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 5 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 4 | 0 |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 | 6 | 0 |
| 1999 | 6 | 0 |
| 2000 | 9 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 1 |
| 2002 | 9 | 6 |
| 2003 | 11 | 11 |
| 2004 | 5 | 8 |
| 2005 | 2 | 6 |
| 2006 | 1 | 10 |
| 2007 | 3 | 10 |
| 2008 | 4 | 8 |
| 2009 | 7 | 11 |
| 2010 | 5 | 9 |
| 2011 | 9 | 4 |
| 2012 | 3 | 16 |
| 2013 | 7 | 7 |
| 2014 | 9 | 5 |
| 2015 | 10 | 10 |
| 2016 | 3 | 5 |
| 2017 | 7 | 8 |
| 2018 | 8 | 12 |
| 2019 | 5 | 17 |
| 2020 | 12 | 27 |
| 2021 | 14 | 13 |
| 2022 | 16 | 12 |
| 2023 | 12 | 12 |
| 2024 | 12 | 6 |
| 2025 | 8 | 19 |
| 2026 | 8 | 15 |
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 for controlling the same7 Jul 2026US 12,674,264 B2Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- System for detecting the position of a washing machine subwasher7 Apr 2026US 12,595,610 B2Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
- Method for controlling a spin cycle of a washing machine and washing machine24 Mar 2026US 12,584,259 B2
- 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.
- Washing machine and method of controlling the same18 Jun 2026US 2026/0168152 A1Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
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
- Spin extractor60US 6,029,300 ASanyo Electric Co., Ltd. · 2000
- Smart balancing system60US 6,510,715 B12003