D06F 34/18
Condition of the laundry
Official title: Condition of the laundry, e.g. nature or weight
D06F34/18 (Condition of the laundry) appears on 584 US grants and 754 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in D06F- Granted patents
- 584
- Published applications
- 754
- Assignees
- 142
- Inventors
- 1,329
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
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| 2002 | 4 | 2 |
| 2003 | 4 | 5 |
| 2004 | 4 | 16 |
| 2005 | 6 | 12 |
| 2006 | 4 | 16 |
| 2007 | 4 | 12 |
| 2008 | 6 | 18 |
| 2009 | 16 | 15 |
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| 2011 | 9 | 30 |
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| 2017 | 26 | 17 |
| 2018 | 18 | 40 |
| 2019 | 22 | 46 |
| 2020 | 26 | 65 |
| 2021 | 49 | 77 |
| 2022 | 46 | 56 |
| 2023 | 59 | 54 |
| 2024 | 45 | 73 |
| 2025 | 57 | 66 |
| 2026 | 34 | 33 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Method for controlling clothing treatment apparatus1 Sep 2026US 12,723,340 B2LG Electronics Inc.
- Washing machine dry cycle recommendations25 Aug 2026US 12,716,156 B2Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
- Load detection and cycle modification in laundry appliance applications25 Aug 2026US 12,716,157 B2Whirlpool Corporation
- Clothing management apparatus and control method thereof11 Aug 2026US 12,703,937 B2Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Self-cleaning system for a heat pump dryer8 Oct 2026US 2026/0308834 A1Whirlpool Corporation
- Handheld steaming wand for a pressing and steaming kiosk1 Oct 2026US 2026/0297842 A1LaundrySucks.io Inc. (dba Presso)
- Laundry appliance and system and method of shrinking laundry articles10 Sep 2026US 2026/0265976 A1Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
- Clothing treatment device and method for controlling clothing treatment device27 Aug 2026US 2026/0250893 A1LG Electronics Inc.
- Clothing processing apparatus and control method of clothing processing apparatus27 Aug 2026US 2026/0250894 A1LG Electronics Inc.
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By later US patents
- Electronic washer control including automatic load size determination, fabric blend determination and adjustable washer means73US 5,161,393 AGeneral Electric Company · 1992
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- Method for energy efficient control of a dryer of clothes48US 6,199,300 B1Whirlpool Corporation · 2001
- Fabric treating machine48US 8,215,133 B2LG Electronics Inc. · 2012