D06F 58/30
Drying processes
Official title: Drying processes (controlling a series of operations in domestic laundry dryers D06F58/32)
D06F58/30 (Drying processes) appears on 275 US grants and 284 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in D06F- Granted patents
- 275
- Published applications
- 284
- Assignees
- 92
- Inventors
- 620
- Latest grant
- 28 Jul 2026
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| 2002 | 1 | 6 |
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| 2004 | 5 | 9 |
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| 2020 | 10 | 35 |
| 2021 | 33 | 35 |
| 2022 | 20 | 14 |
| 2023 | 28 | 14 |
| 2024 | 16 | 12 |
| 2025 | 4 | 4 |
| 2026 | 8 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Laundry treating appliance with induction heat28 Jul 2026US 12,692,643 B2Whirlpool Corporation
- Dryer and method for operating same26 May 2026US 12,637,801 B2LG Electronics Inc.
- Washing machine dry cycle efficacy prediction5 May 2026US 12,618,190 B2Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
- Dryer and operating method therefor31 Mar 2026US 12,590,404 B2LG Electronics Inc.
- Clothes treating apparatus and control method thereof24 Mar 2026US 12,584,266 B2Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Laundry treating apparatus17 Sep 2026US 2026/0275622 A1LG Electronics Inc.
- Dryer ball comprising an elastomeric core and a plurality of absorbent elements30 Apr 2026US 2026/0117450 A1
- Thermal exchange module that incorporates a phase change material15 Jan 2026US 2026/0015783 A1Whirlpool Corporation
- Thermal exchange system for an appliance15 Jan 2026US 2026/0015785 A1Whirlpool Corporation
- Fabric drying apparatus7 Aug 2025US 2025/0250733 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Conversational voice command control system for home appliance90US 4,520,576 AWhirlpool Corporation · 1985
- Heat pump closed loop drying80US 4,603,489 A1986
- Uncomplexed cyclodextrin compositions for odor and wrinkle control66US 5,968,404 AThe Procter & Gamble Company · 1999
- Uncomplexed cyclodextrin compositions for odor and wrinkle control65US 6,001,343 AThe Procter & Gamble Company · 1999
- Article, apparatus and method for conditioning fibrous materials with liquid conditioning composition55US 4,014,105 AColgate-Palmolive Company · 1977