D06F 43/007
Dry cleaning methods
Official title: {Dry cleaning methods}
D06F43/007 (Dry cleaning methods) appears on 115 US grants and 111 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in D06F- Granted patents
- 115
- Published applications
- 111
- Assignees
- 48
- Inventors
- 204
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
Filings by year
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| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
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| 2001 | 6 | 1 |
| 2002 | 7 | 10 |
| 2003 | 4 | 7 |
| 2004 | 7 | 9 |
| 2005 | 5 | 23 |
| 2006 | 7 | 7 |
| 2007 | 2 | 8 |
| 2008 | 2 | 4 |
| 2009 | 7 | 3 |
| 2010 | 4 | 2 |
| 2011 | 2 | 2 |
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| 2021 | 1 | 3 |
| 2022 | 1 | 2 |
| 2023 | 3 | 2 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 6 |
| 2026 | 2 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Cleaning fluid composition and method for autonomously cleaning a garment in a kiosk25 Aug 2026US 12,716,161 B2LaundrySucks.io Inc.
- Carbon dioxide-based cleaning systems28 Jul 2026US 12,692,646 B2Hamilton Sundstrand Space Systems International, Inc.
- Autonomously dry-cleaning a garment within a kiosk8 Jul 2025US 12,351,974 B2LaundrySucks.io Inc.
- Control method for clothing treatment apparatus19 Sep 2023US 11,761,133 B2Haier Smart Home Co., Ltd.
- Anti-viral dry cleaning process17 Jan 2023US 11,554,188 B2GreenEarth Cleaning, LLC
- Washing machine and method for controlling same27 Aug 2026US 2026/0250897 A1Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Treatment cabinet30 Jul 2026US 2026/0218431 A1Imbox Protection A/S
- Washing machine and control method thereof18 Jun 2026US 2026/0168161 A1Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Method for treating personal protective equipment5 Feb 2026US 2026/0035852 A1Cool Clean Technologies, Inc.
- Autonomously dry-cleaning a garment within a kiosk25 Sep 2025US 2025/0297420 A1LaundrySucks.io Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Liquid/supercritical carbon dioxide dry cleaning system146US 5,267,455 AThe Clorox Company · 1993
- Cleaning by cavitation in liquefied gas136US 5,316,591 AHughes Aircraft Company · 1994
- Method using megasonic energy in liquefied gases126US 5,456,759 AHughes Aircraft Company · 1995
- Low cost equipment for cleaning using liquefiable gases118US 5,339,844 AHughes Aircraft Company · 1994
- Liquid/supercritical carbon dioxide/dry cleaning system107US 5,412,958 AThe Clorox Company · 1995