D06F 37/12
Adapted for rotation or oscillation about a vertical axis
Official title: adapted for rotation or oscillation about a vertical axis
D06F37/12 (Adapted for rotation or oscillation about a vertical axis) appears on 413 US grants and 517 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in D06F- Granted patents
- 413
- Published applications
- 517
- Assignees
- 61
- Inventors
- 876
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
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| 2002 | 2 | 3 |
| 2003 | 1 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 | 3 |
| 2005 | 2 | 7 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 6 |
| 2009 | 1 | 7 |
| 2010 | 1 | 9 |
| 2011 | 3 | 6 |
| 2012 | 3 | 8 |
| 2013 | 6 | 12 |
| 2014 | 9 | 7 |
| 2015 | 6 | 18 |
| 2016 | 9 | 20 |
| 2017 | 11 | 51 |
| 2018 | 32 | 81 |
| 2019 | 41 | 73 |
| 2020 | 51 | 46 |
| 2021 | 60 | 43 |
| 2022 | 46 | 46 |
| 2023 | 39 | 16 |
| 2024 | 28 | 16 |
| 2025 | 12 | 19 |
| 2026 | 16 | 17 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Laundry machine6 Oct 2026US 12,753,542 B2Whirlpool Corporation
- Method and device for the wet treatment, in particular the washing and/or spinning, of laundry batches consisting of a plurality of laundry items8 Sep 2026US 12,729,476 B2Herbert Kannegiesser GmbH
- Detergent compartment and laundry processing device18 Aug 2026US 12,709,832 B2Haier Smart Home Co., Ltd.
- Laundry appliance balance ring28 Jul 2026US 12,692,641 B2Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
- Laundry treatment apparatus23 Jun 2026US 12,662,763 B2LG Electronics Inc.
- Laundry appliance with removable basket assembly1 Oct 2026US 2026/0297833 A1Whirlpool Corporation
- Laundry machine10 Sep 2026US 2026/0265985 A1Whirlpool Corporation
- Impeller for laundry appliance that incorporates a filtering cap for separating particulate matter from wash fluid within the appliance10 Sep 2026US 2026/0265987 A1Whirlpool Corporation
- Laundry treating apparatus27 Aug 2026US 2026/0250895 A1LG Electronics Inc.
- Laundry treating apparatus23 Jul 2026US 2026/0210019 A1LG Electronics Inc.
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- Household cleaning appliance with a dispensing system operable between a single use dispensing system and a bulk dispensing system73US 8,196,441 B2Whirlpool Corporation · 2012
- Washing machine45US 7,313,932 B2Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha · 2008
- Clothes washing machine37US 4,637,230 AGeneral Electric Company · 1987
- Method for molding a plastic washing machine basket33US 5,980,809 AMaytag Corporation · 1999
- Washing machine and controlling method therof31US 6,789,404 B2Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. · 2004