D06F 58/36
Control of operational steps
Official title: Control of operational steps, e.g. for optimisation or improvement of operational steps depending on the condition of the laundry
D06F58/36 (Control of operational steps) appears on 679 US grants and 882 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in D06F- Granted patents
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- Published applications
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- Latest grant
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| 2026 | 35 | 44 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Clothes treatment apparatus, and control method for clothes treatment apparatus29 Sep 2026US 12,747,532 B2LG Electronics Inc.
- Clothes dryer and method for controlling the same22 Sep 2026US 12,742,281 B2Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Electronic device for shoe or clothing care and method for controlling operation thereof8 Sep 2026US 12,729,478 B2Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Cool down logic for condensing type dryers8 Sep 2026US 12,729,479 B2Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
- Dryer operating method11 Aug 2026US 12,703,940 B2LG Electronics Inc.
- 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
- Handheld steaming wand for a pressing and steaming kiosk1 Oct 2026US 2026/0297842 A1LaundrySucks.io Inc. (dba Presso)
- Laundry treating apparatus17 Sep 2026US 2026/0275622 A1LG Electronics Inc.
- Laundry appliance and system and method of shrinking laundry articles10 Sep 2026US 2026/0265976 A1Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Drying cycle controller for controlling drying as a function of humidity and temperature110US 5,649,372 AAmerican Dryer Corporation · 1997
- Nebulizer system for a fabric treatment appliance94US 7,921,578 B2Whirlpool Corporation · 2011
- Conversational voice command control system for home appliance90US 4,520,576 AWhirlpool Corporation · 1985
- Apparatus and method for eliminating wrinkles in clothes71US 7,325,330 B2Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. · 2008
- Drum type drying/washing machine67US 6,032,494 ASharp Kabushiki Kaisha · 2000