D06F 37/00
Details specific to washing machines covered by groups d06f21/00 - d06f25/00
Official title: Details specific to washing machines covered by groups D06F21/00 - D06F25/00
D06F37/00 (Details specific to washing machines covered by groups d06f21/00 - d06f25/00) appears on 3,427 US grants and 3,936 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in D06F- Granted patents
- 3,427
- Published applications
- 3,936
- Assignees
- 430
- Inventors
- 4,641
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 17 | 0 |
| 1977 | 13 | 0 |
| 1978 | 8 | 0 |
| 1979 | 10 | 0 |
| 1980 | 14 | 0 |
| 1981 | 21 | 0 |
| 1982 | 12 | 0 |
| 1983 | 9 | 0 |
| 1984 | 14 | 0 |
| 1985 | 14 | 0 |
| 1986 | 8 | 0 |
| 1987 | 16 | 0 |
| 1988 | 10 | 0 |
| 1989 | 20 | 0 |
| 1990 | 20 | 0 |
| 1991 | 22 | 0 |
| 1992 | 20 | 0 |
| 1993 | 24 | 0 |
| 1994 | 24 | 0 |
| 1995 | 20 | 0 |
| 1996 | 28 | 0 |
| 1997 | 24 | 0 |
| 1998 | 50 | 0 |
| 1999 | 56 | 0 |
| 2000 | 39 | 0 |
| 2001 | 27 | 6 |
| 2002 | 52 | 38 |
| 2003 | 47 | 56 |
| 2004 | 25 | 96 |
| 2005 | 22 | 114 |
| 2006 | 30 | 104 |
| 2007 | 43 | 100 |
| 2008 | 62 | 90 |
| 2009 | 62 | 117 |
| 2010 | 59 | 111 |
| 2011 | 64 | 138 |
| 2012 | 73 | 164 |
| 2013 | 80 | 123 |
| 2014 | 111 | 144 |
| 2015 | 115 | 190 |
| 2016 | 137 | 161 |
| 2017 | 157 | 287 |
| 2018 | 178 | 316 |
| 2019 | 182 | 271 |
| 2020 | 239 | 268 |
| 2021 | 247 | 241 |
| 2022 | 252 | 236 |
| 2023 | 213 | 160 |
| 2024 | 188 | 139 |
| 2025 | 133 | 150 |
| 2026 | 116 | 116 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Apparatus for treating laundry6 Oct 2026US 12,753,540 B2LG Electronics Inc.
- Clothes treating apparatus6 Oct 2026US 12,753,541 B2Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Laundry machine6 Oct 2026US 12,753,542 B2Whirlpool Corporation
- Autonomous laundry heat pump systems and methods of use6 Oct 2026US 12,753,543 B2
- Clothes care apparatus and method for controlling the same29 Sep 2026US 12,747,529 B2Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Washing machine with drying function1 Oct 2026US 2026/0297829 A1Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Laundry appliance with removable basket assembly1 Oct 2026US 2026/0297833 A1Whirlpool Corporation
- Laundry appliance with removable basket assembly1 Oct 2026US 2026/0297834 A1Whirlpool Corporation
- Clothes care apparatus1 Oct 2026US 2026/0297835 A1Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Clothing treatment apparatus1 Oct 2026US 2026/0297836 A1LG Electronics Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Self-centering drive system for an automatic washer196US 5,269,160 AWhirlpool Corporation · 1993
- Drum type washing machine and dryer147US 5,768,730 ASharp Kabushiki Kaisha · 1998
- Washing machine having a controllable field responsive damper132US 6,151,930 ALord Corporation · 2000
- Latching mechanism for the door of an electric household appliance132US 6,634,684 B2Elektromanufaktur Zangenstein Hanauer GmbH & Co. KGAA · 2003
- Washing apparatus126US 6,691,536 B2The Procter & Gamble Company · 2004