D06F 39/026
The powder or tablets being added directly
Official title: {the powder or tablets being added directly, e.g. without the need of a flushing liquid}
D06F39/026 (The powder or tablets being added directly) appears on 81 US grants and 79 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in D06F- Granted patents
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- Published applications
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- Assignees
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- Latest grant
- 16 Jun 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Apparatus for dosing detergent, container for receiving and dosing powder detergent and/or liquid detergent, and corresponding system16 Jun 2026US 12,655,561 B2SMIICS GmbH
- Detergent pod dispensing drawer for a laundry treatment appliance11 Nov 2025US 12,467,191 B2Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
- Method and apparatus for cleaning laundry14 Oct 2025US 12,442,123 B2Electrolux Appliances Aktiebolag
- Dosing unit, water bearing household appliance and method8 Apr 2025US 12,268,349 B2BSH Hausgeräte GmbH
- Method for operating a laundry washing machine using a unit dose package and laundry washing machine1 Apr 2025US 12,264,429 B2Electrolux Consumer Products, Inc.
- Negative Pressure Suction Structure, Dispensing Device and Washing Machine30 Jul 2026US 2026/0218434 A1Chongqing Haier Drum Washing Machine Co., Ltd.
- Accurate chemical distribution device with residual detection12 Mar 2026US 2026/0069109 A1Ecolab USA Inc.
- Method for operating a laundry washing machine using a unit dose package and laundry washing machine10 Jul 2025US 2025/0223747 A1Electrolux Consumer Products, Inc.
- Water-carrying household appliance with a detergent dosing device24 Apr 2025US 2025/0127374 A1V-Zug AG
- Method for operating a laundry washing machine using a unit dose package and laundry washing machine1 Aug 2024US 2024/0254678 A1Electrolux Home Products, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Apparatus and method for repeated, automatic metering of precisely metered quantities of a powdered detergent into water-carrying cleaning machines, in particular household and household washing machines110US 5,829,085 ABosch-Siemens Hausgeraete GmbH · 1998
- Method and apparatus for mass based dispensing99US 7,201,290 B2Ecolab Inc. · 2007
- Apparatus for metering quantities of a powered detergent into cleaning machines94US 5,694,794 ABosch-Siemens Hausgeraete GmbH · 1997
- Method and apparatus for mass based dispensing80US 7,410,623 B2Ecolab Inc. · 2008
- Method for mass based dispensing78US 7,891,523 B2Ecolab Inc. · 2011