D06F 58/00
Domestic laundry dryers
D06F58/00 (Domestic laundry dryers) appears on 3,321 US grants and 4,060 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in D06F- Granted patents
- 3,321
- Published applications
- 4,060
- Assignees
- 567
- Inventors
- 5,077
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
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| 2023 | 174 | 225 |
| 2024 | 180 | 218 |
| 2025 | 211 | 261 |
| 2026 | 176 | 166 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- D06F 58/20General details of domestic laundry dryers2,194
- D06F 58/02Domestic laundry dryers: having dryer drums rotating about a horizontal axis1,019
- D06F 58/32Control of operations performed in domestic laundry dryers1,017
- D06F 58/10Drying cabinets or drying chambers having heating or ventilating means553
- D06F 58/30Drying processes275
- D06F 58/16Domestic laundry dryers: having heatable surfaces for contacting the laundry21
- D06F 58/18Detachable or door-mounted drying arrangements for washing machines15
Recent patents
- Laundry treating apparatus6 Oct 2026US 12,751,544 B2LG Electronics Inc.
- Apparatus for treating laundry6 Oct 2026US 12,753,540 B2LG Electronics Inc.
- Clothes treating apparatus6 Oct 2026US 12,753,541 B2Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Autonomous laundry heat pump systems and methods of use6 Oct 2026US 12,753,543 B2
- Lint collection assembly for a dryer appliance6 Oct 2026US 12,753,544 B2Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
- Flexible lint filter for a heat pump dryer8 Oct 2026US 2026/0308831 A1Whirlpool Corporation
- Utilizing air moisture sensor and compressor power sensor data within a laundry appliance to detect refrigerant leaks8 Oct 2026US 2026/0308832 A1Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
- Laundry machine and corresponding control system8 Oct 2026US 2026/0308833 A1Whirlpool Corporation
- Self-cleaning system for a heat pump dryer8 Oct 2026US 2026/0308834 A1Whirlpool Corporation
- Washing machine with drying function1 Oct 2026US 2026/0297829 A1Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Armoire178US 5,369,892 A1994
- Armoire adaptable to a sauna, drum dryer, and tubular lighted clothing dryer with humidity damper control of exhaust gases163US 5,546,678 A1996
- Drum type washing machine and dryer147US 5,768,730 ASharp Kabushiki Kaisha · 1998
- Apparatus and method for drying and sterilizing fabrics122US 4,625,432 A1986
- Hair dryer apparatus adapted for multi-functional usage120US 5,568,691 ASecajo, Ltd. · 1996