D06F 57/00
Supporting means, other than simple clothes-lines, for linen or garments to be
Official title: Supporting means, other than simple clothes-lines, for linen or garments to be dried or aired (in combination with means for heating or positive air circulation D06F58/00; adapted to retain the shape of particular articles being dried D06F59/00)
D06F57/00 (Supporting means, other than simple clothes-lines, for linen or garments to be) appears on 293 US grants and 251 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in D06F- Granted patents
- 293
- Published applications
- 251
- Assignees
- 93
- Inventors
- 505
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 4 | 0 |
| 1977 | 5 | 0 |
| 1978 | 7 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 6 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 6 | 0 |
| 1987 | 5 | 0 |
| 1988 | 8 | 0 |
| 1989 | 10 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 3 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 3 | 0 |
| 1994 | 8 | 0 |
| 1995 | 5 | 0 |
| 1996 | 5 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 5 | 0 |
| 1999 | 7 | 0 |
| 2000 | 5 | 0 |
| 2001 | 4 | 1 |
| 2002 | 3 | 2 |
| 2003 | 2 | 4 |
| 2004 | 1 | 6 |
| 2005 | 5 | 15 |
| 2006 | 10 | 7 |
| 2007 | 3 | 7 |
| 2008 | 1 | 9 |
| 2009 | 1 | 10 |
| 2010 | 4 | 9 |
| 2011 | 2 | 9 |
| 2012 | 7 | 17 |
| 2013 | 8 | 13 |
| 2014 | 11 | 10 |
| 2015 | 11 | 17 |
| 2016 | 16 | 13 |
| 2017 | 14 | 14 |
| 2018 | 10 | 11 |
| 2019 | 9 | 11 |
| 2020 | 13 | 13 |
| 2021 | 8 | 5 |
| 2022 | 4 | 12 |
| 2023 | 12 | 18 |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 |
| 2025 | 12 | 7 |
| 2026 | 11 | 6 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Hanger device25 Aug 2026US 12,716,162 B2LG Electronics Inc.
- Laundry treating apparatus25 Aug 2026US 12,716,168 B2LG Electronics Inc.
- Hanger device having a steam supply device28 Jul 2026US 12,692,647 B2LG Electronics Inc.
- Hanger device21 Jul 2026US 12,686,966 B2LG Electronics Inc.
- Hanger device14 Jul 2026US 12,680,218 B2LG Electronics Inc.
- Clothes treatment apparatus17 Sep 2026US 2026/0275624 A1LG Electronics Inc.
- System for electricity- free couture air drying over rigid arms2 Jul 2026US 2026/0182762 A1
- Laundry appliance having laundry accessories7 May 2026US 2026/0125844 A1Whirlpool Corporation
- Multi-Arm Hygienic Drying Device30 Apr 2026US 2026/0114679 A1
- Garment treatment device26 Feb 2026US 2026/0055548 A1LG Electronics Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Retractable laundry suspension rod95US 5,702,010 A1997
- Method for drying laundry, and a drying cabinet for carrying out such method60US 4,180,919 A1980
- Drying frame52US 4,862,602 A1989
- Drying rack50US 4,901,871 ALeifheit AG · 1990
- Collapsible drying apparatus and method for forming and collapsing said apparatus45US 5,992,045 ABajer Design & Marketing, Inc. · 1999