D06F 37/30
Driving arrangements
Official title: Driving arrangements (control circuits or arrangements D06F34/08)
D06F37/30 (Driving arrangements) appears on 1,129 US grants and 1,218 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in D06F- Granted patents
- 1,129
- Published applications
- 1,218
- Assignees
- 161
- Inventors
- 1,798
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 4 | 0 |
| 1977 | 4 | 0 |
| 1978 | 3 | 0 |
| 1979 | 4 | 0 |
| 1980 | 6 | 0 |
| 1981 | 13 | 0 |
| 1982 | 4 | 0 |
| 1983 | 4 | 0 |
| 1984 | 6 | 0 |
| 1985 | 6 | 0 |
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| 1987 | 6 | 0 |
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| 1989 | 12 | 0 |
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| 1991 | 10 | 0 |
| 1992 | 7 | 0 |
| 1993 | 13 | 0 |
| 1994 | 6 | 0 |
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| 1996 | 9 | 0 |
| 1997 | 9 | 0 |
| 1998 | 14 | 0 |
| 1999 | 16 | 0 |
| 2000 | 13 | 0 |
| 2001 | 13 | 2 |
| 2002 | 17 | 14 |
| 2003 | 16 | 21 |
| 2004 | 7 | 21 |
| 2005 | 8 | 42 |
| 2006 | 15 | 30 |
| 2007 | 15 | 29 |
| 2008 | 27 | 18 |
| 2009 | 22 | 28 |
| 2010 | 14 | 23 |
| 2011 | 14 | 16 |
| 2012 | 10 | 34 |
| 2013 | 14 | 33 |
| 2014 | 20 | 30 |
| 2015 | 27 | 61 |
| 2016 | 37 | 49 |
| 2017 | 49 | 90 |
| 2018 | 53 | 95 |
| 2019 | 56 | 99 |
| 2020 | 72 | 86 |
| 2021 | 92 | 90 |
| 2022 | 89 | 96 |
| 2023 | 72 | 57 |
| 2024 | 80 | 63 |
| 2025 | 50 | 54 |
| 2026 | 50 | 37 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- D06F 37/304Arrangements or adaptations of electric motors587
- D06F 37/40For driving the receptacle and an agitator or impeller445
- D06F 37/36For rotating the receptacle at more than one speed133
- D06F 37/302Automatic drum positioning31
- D06F 37/32For rotating the receptacle at one speed only10
- D06F 37/308Hydraulic or pneumatic speed control8
Recent patents
- Laundry machine6 Oct 2026US 12,753,542 B2Whirlpool Corporation
- Clothes care apparatus15 Sep 2026US 12,735,827 B2Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Driving device including a clutch with a moveable member coupleable and decoupleable from a rotor according to operation of clothing treatment device and clothing treatment device including the driving device8 Sep 2026US 12,732,062 B2Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Laundry treating apparatus25 Aug 2026US 12,716,163 B2LG Electronics Inc.
- Clothing treatment device11 Aug 2026US 12,703,939 B2LG Electronics Inc.
- Clothes care apparatus1 Oct 2026US 2026/0297835 A1Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Clothing treatment apparatus1 Oct 2026US 2026/0297836 A1LG Electronics Inc.
- Hardware detection and cycle behavior modification in laundry appliance applications17 Sep 2026US 2026/0275612 A1Whirlpool Corporation
- Laundry treatment apparatus17 Sep 2026US 2026/0275613 A1LG Electronics Inc.
- Pmsm flux weakening for appliance motors10 Sep 2026US 2026/0269753 A1Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Self-centering drive system for an automatic washer196US 5,269,160 AWhirlpool Corporation · 1993
- Structure of driving unit in drum type washing machine125US 6,460,382 B1LG Electronics Inc. · 2002
- Electronically commutated motor, stationary and rotatable assemblies therefore, and lamination118US 4,327,302 AGeneral Electric Company · 1982
- Drawer-type washing machine and process of washing laundry using the same96US 6,618,887 B2LG Electronics Inc. · 2003
- Drum type washing machine95US 6,148,647 AKabushiki Kaisha Toshiba · 2000