D06F 34/26
Condition of the drying air
Official title: Condition of the drying air, e.g. air humidity or temperature
D06F34/26 (Condition of the drying air) appears on 181 US grants and 251 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in D06F- Granted patents
- 181
- Published applications
- 251
- Assignees
- 73
- Inventors
- 617
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
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| 2023 | 15 | 31 |
| 2024 | 7 | 31 |
| 2025 | 18 | 25 |
| 2026 | 16 | 5 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Laundry treatment appliance and method of operating the same in a vacation mode8 Sep 2026US 12,729,474 B2Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
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- Leftover load detection method using a humidity sensor in a laundry appliance7 Jul 2026US 12,674,265 B2Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
- Method and system for drying laundry in a laundry treating appliance23 Jun 2026US 12,662,762 B2Whirlpool Corporation
- Clothes treating apparatus and controlling method therefor10 Sep 2026US 2026/0265975 A1Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Clothes treating apparatus and method for controlling the same2 Jul 2026US 2026/0185282 A1Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Method for controlling washing machine11 Jun 2026US 2026/0160009 A1LG Electronics Inc.
- Clothes care apparatus15 Jan 2026US 2026/0015784 A1Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Home appliance and server that communicates with the home appliance8 Jan 2026US 2026/0010150 A1Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
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
- Household drying center119US 5,555,640 A1996
- Heat pump clothes dryer116US 7,055,262 B2Self Propelled Research and Development Specialists, LLC · 2006
- Drying cycle controller for controlling drying as a function of humidity and temperature110US 5,649,372 AAmerican Dryer Corporation · 1997