D06F 67/04
Arrangements for feeding or spreading the linen
D06F67/04 (Arrangements for feeding or spreading the linen) appears on 134 US grants and 98 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in D06F- Granted patents
- 134
- Published applications
- 98
- Assignees
- 49
- Inventors
- 136
- Latest grant
- 24 Mar 2026
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| 2020 | 7 | 15 |
| 2021 | 11 | 6 |
| 2022 | 8 | 5 |
| 2023 | 6 | 8 |
| 2024 | 5 | 3 |
| 2025 | 8 | 4 |
| 2026 | 1 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- System and method of laundry singulation and flattening24 Mar 2026US 12,584,268 B2
- Garment handling device, conveyor system, and method for positioning an empty garment hanger in an individual mounting position30 Dec 2025US 12,507,820 B2Jensen Sweden AB
- Method for treating laundry items30 Dec 2025US 12,509,815 B2Herbert Kannegiesser GmbH
- Automatic ironing apparatus4 Nov 2025US 12,460,344 B2Einsen Innovations PTY LTD
- Method for positioning an empty garment hanger in an individual mounting19 Aug 2025US 12,390,035 B2Jensen Sweden AB
- Apparatus for handling napkins and method for handling napkins2 Apr 2026US 2026/0091485 A1Herbert Kannegiesser GmbH
- A method and an apparatus for the processing of laundry items1 Jan 2026US 2026/0002318 A1Inwatec Aps
- Method and apparatus for feeding rectangular textile articles to an intake device18 Dec 2025US 2025/0382740 A1Herbert Kannegiesser GmbH
- Method for positioning an empty garment hanger in an individual moutning position6 Nov 2025US 2025/0338987 A1Jensen Sweden AB
- A device for capturing a cloth item, and a method of operating the device14 Aug 2025US 2025/0257521 A1Inwatec Aps
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method for spreading sheets44US 5,169,282 AMitsubishi Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha · 1992
- Spreader feeder apparatus36US 4,885,853 AJensen Corporation · 1989
- Apparatus for feeding and spreading laundry articles27US 5,440,810 AChicago Dryer Company · 1995
- Apparatus and method for feeding flatwork articles27US 5,515,627 A1996
- Laundry article spreader apparatus and method27US 6,826,856 B1FinishTech, Ltd. · 2004