D06F 39/40
Steam generating arrangements
D06F39/40 (Steam generating arrangements) appears on 252 US grants and 364 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in D06F- Granted patents
- 252
- Published applications
- 364
- Assignees
- 40
- Inventors
- 448
- Latest grant
- 4 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 5 |
| 2005 | 0 | 16 |
| 2006 | 0 | 12 |
| 2007 | 1 | 24 |
| 2008 | 5 | 54 |
| 2009 | 14 | 57 |
| 2010 | 17 | 23 |
| 2011 | 28 | 14 |
| 2012 | 32 | 6 |
| 2013 | 24 | 17 |
| 2014 | 11 | 11 |
| 2015 | 9 | 11 |
| 2016 | 16 | 9 |
| 2017 | 12 | 4 |
| 2018 | 6 | 8 |
| 2019 | 7 | 9 |
| 2020 | 5 | 7 |
| 2021 | 9 | 19 |
| 2022 | 8 | 20 |
| 2023 | 13 | 4 |
| 2024 | 17 | 10 |
| 2025 | 9 | 12 |
| 2026 | 5 | 12 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Laundry treatment apparatus and control method for laundry treatment apparatus4 Aug 2026US 12,698,584 B2LG Electronics Inc.
- Garment care apparatus28 Jul 2026US 12,692,648 B2Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Washing machine appliance steam option selection23 Jun 2026US 12,662,768 B2Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
- Washing machine appliance and steam-generating features for the same7 Apr 2026US 12,595,616 B2Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
- Washing machine appliance steam operation evaluation with humidity measurement10 Feb 2026US 12,546,048 B2Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
- Washing machine and method for controlling same27 Aug 2026US 2026/0250897 A1Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Laundry treating apparatus and method for controlling laundry treating apparatus20 Aug 2026US 2026/0243010 A1LG Electronics Inc.
- Hot steam generator and system for printing a substrate20 Aug 2026US 2026/0243011 A1Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Method for controlling laundry treating apparatus20 Aug 2026US 2026/0243013 A1LG Electronics Inc.
- Clothing treatment apparatus6 Aug 2026US 2026/0224061 A1LG Electronics Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Apparatus and method for eliminating wrinkles in clothes71US 7,325,330 B2Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. · 2008
- Method and apparatus for drying a load of moist fibrous material, particularly a load of laundry62US 6,161,306 AA.R.M.I.N.E.S - Association pour la Recherche et le Development des Methodes et Processus Industriels · 2000
- Laundry washing machine with steam drying62US 6,585,781 B1Aktiebolaget Electrolux · 2003
- Tub cover having a condenser of a washing machine54US 5,315,727 ASamsung Electronics Co., Ltd. · 1994
- Cloth treating apparatus and controlling method thereof45US 8,424,141 B2LG Electronics Inc. · 2013