D06F 39/14
Doors or covers
Official title: Doors or covers; Securing means therefor
D06F39/14 (Doors or covers) appears on 866 US grants and 1,114 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in D06F- Granted patents
- 866
- Published applications
- 1,114
- Assignees
- 147
- Inventors
- 1,582
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
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| 2004 | 5 | 21 |
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| 2006 | 1 | 26 |
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| 2009 | 13 | 27 |
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| 2017 | 34 | 51 |
| 2018 | 48 | 86 |
| 2019 | 58 | 77 |
| 2020 | 76 | 92 |
| 2021 | 67 | 89 |
| 2022 | 84 | 86 |
| 2023 | 84 | 77 |
| 2024 | 84 | 61 |
| 2025 | 58 | 77 |
| 2026 | 40 | 50 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Laundry treatment apparatus1 Sep 2026US 12,723,341 B2LG Electronics Inc.
- Washing machine dry cycle recommendations25 Aug 2026US 12,716,156 B2Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
- Washing machine provided with a microplastic filtering system integrated with the drawer25 Aug 2026US 12,716,160 B2Elbi International S.P.A.
- Door lock assembly and electrical appliance25 Aug 2026US 12,716,270 B2Illinois Tool Works Inc.
- Clothing treatment apparatus1 Oct 2026US 2026/0297836 A1LG Electronics Inc.
- Panelized lid assembly for washing machine appliance24 Sep 2026US 2026/0286594 A1Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
- Laundry treatment apparatus17 Sep 2026US 2026/0275613 A1LG Electronics Inc.
- Laundry treating appliance having a door assembly17 Sep 2026US 2026/0275614 A1Whirlpool Corporation
- Laundry machine appliance vent for lowering humidity and noise17 Sep 2026US 2026/0275615 A1Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Washing machine having a sink85US 5,253,493 A1993
- Clothes washer having a motor-driven lid opening and closing mechanism84US 5,724,837 ASamsung Electronics Co., Ltd. · 1998
- Tub door system for a top loading horizontal axis automatic washer54US 5,678,430 AWhirlpool Corporation · 1997
- Simplified front loading laundry washing machine49US 5,570,597 AMerloni Elettrodomestici S.p.A. · 1996
- Washing machine45US 7,313,932 B2Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha · 2008