D06F 37/28
Doors
Official title: Doors; Security means therefor
D06F37/28 (Doors) appears on 184 US grants and 213 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in D06F- Granted patents
- 184
- Published applications
- 213
- Assignees
- 42
- Inventors
- 407
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
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| 2006 | 2 | 8 |
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| 2020 | 14 | 25 |
| 2021 | 24 | 17 |
| 2022 | 19 | 14 |
| 2023 | 22 | 17 |
| 2024 | 16 | 13 |
| 2025 | 11 | 8 |
| 2026 | 5 | 9 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Clothes care apparatus and method for controlling the same29 Sep 2026US 12,747,529 B2Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Door assembly for a laundry appliance7 Jul 2026US 12,674,270 B2Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
- Door-lock device16 Jun 2026US 12,655,567 B2Elbi International S.P.A.
- Clothes treating apparatus and clothes treating system19 May 2026US 12,630,959 B2Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Clothing processing device including heat dissipation sheet14 Apr 2026US 12,601,102 B2Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Laundry treating apparatus25 Jun 2026US 2026/0176805 A1LG Electronics Inc.
- Control method of laundry treatment apparatus21 May 2026US 2026/0139424 A1LG Electronics Inc.
- Home appliance and control method thereof7 May 2026US 2026/0125842 A1LG Electronics Inc.
- Manual washing machine30 Apr 2026US 2026/0117442 A1The Washing Machine Project Cic
- Washing Machine30 Apr 2026US 2026/0117448 A1Haier Smart Home Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Clothes washer having a motor-driven lid opening and closing mechanism84US 5,724,837 ASamsung Electronics Co., Ltd. · 1998
- Laundry pretreatment system70US 6,353,954 B1Maytag Corporation · 2002
- Drum type washing machine59US 7,073,356 B2Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. · 2006
- Tub cover having a condenser of a washing machine54US 5,315,727 ASamsung Electronics Co., Ltd. · 1994
- Tub door system for a top loading horizontal axis automatic washer54US 5,678,430 AWhirlpool Corporation · 1997