D06F 75/00
Hand irons
D06F75/00 (Hand irons) appears on 816 US grants and 550 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in D06F- Granted patents
- 816
- Published applications
- 550
- Assignees
- 208
- Inventors
- 1,209
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 6 | 0 |
| 1977 | 6 | 0 |
| 1978 | 15 | 0 |
| 1979 | 4 | 0 |
| 1980 | 14 | 0 |
| 1981 | 6 | 0 |
| 1982 | 5 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 11 | 0 |
| 1985 | 14 | 0 |
| 1986 | 17 | 0 |
| 1987 | 21 | 0 |
| 1988 | 11 | 0 |
| 1989 | 24 | 0 |
| 1990 | 11 | 0 |
| 1991 | 14 | 0 |
| 1992 | 14 | 0 |
| 1993 | 7 | 0 |
| 1994 | 18 | 0 |
| 1995 | 19 | 0 |
| 1996 | 11 | 0 |
| 1997 | 26 | 0 |
| 1998 | 28 | 0 |
| 1999 | 21 | 0 |
| 2000 | 23 | 0 |
| 2001 | 21 | 8 |
| 2002 | 27 | 12 |
| 2003 | 16 | 22 |
| 2004 | 18 | 15 |
| 2005 | 11 | 20 |
| 2006 | 21 | 26 |
| 2007 | 9 | 16 |
| 2008 | 12 | 22 |
| 2009 | 16 | 29 |
| 2010 | 15 | 49 |
| 2011 | 10 | 24 |
| 2012 | 24 | 20 |
| 2013 | 33 | 17 |
| 2014 | 13 | 14 |
| 2015 | 14 | 28 |
| 2016 | 20 | 28 |
| 2017 | 22 | 30 |
| 2018 | 26 | 20 |
| 2019 | 31 | 27 |
| 2020 | 21 | 17 |
| 2021 | 17 | 13 |
| 2022 | 15 | 15 |
| 2023 | 16 | 18 |
| 2024 | 13 | 14 |
| 2025 | 12 | 34 |
| 2026 | 14 | 12 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- D06F 75/08Hand irons internally heated by electricity681
- D06F 75/38Sole plates158
- D06F 75/30Hand irons of special external shape or form83
- D06F 75/34Handles56
- D06F 75/40Stands or supports attached to the iron39
- D06F 75/36Casings38
- D06F 75/02Externally-heated hand irons27
- D06F 75/32Attachments for converting hand irons to steam irons5
Recent patents
- Steam ironing head, hand-held ironing machine and garment steamer6 Oct 2026US 12,753,546 B2Ningbo Kaibo Group Co., Ltd.
- Heat press22 Sep 2026US 12,742,283 B2Cricut, Inc.
- Multipurpose garment care device15 Sep 2026US 12,735,833 B2HCL Technologies Limited
- Clothing processing apparatus11 Aug 2026US 12,703,941 B2LG Electronics Inc.
- Ironing machine21 Jul 2026US 12,686,968 B2Shen Zhen Spiral Galaxy Technology Co., Ltd
- Smoothing Appliance3 Sep 2026US 2026/0258598 A1Seb S. A.
- Rotary steam ironing device27 Aug 2026US 2026/0250903 A1Shenzhen Orange Innovation Co., Ltd.
- Cleaner13 Aug 2026US 2026/0232153 A1LG Electronics Inc.
- Handheld appliance for steaming garments with retractable water reservoir25 Jun 2026US 2026/0176813 A1Hamilton Beach Brands, Inc.
- Ironing Device14 May 2026US 2026/0132567 A1Shenzhen Tengben Technology Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Electronic pressing iron55US 4,686,352 AJohn Zink Company · 1987
- Steam iron54US 4,149,327 AJura Elektroapparate-Fabriken L. Henzirohs A.G. · 1979
- Methods and apparatus for locking the facing edges of carpet backings directly together at the seam during a face seaming operation with a hot melt adhesive tape50US 4,536,244 AOrcon Corporation · 1985
- Iron retractable in stand including power and water regulation therebetween49US 5,315,773 AMatsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. · 1994
- Steam iron having plural heating elements and a control circuit regulating timed heating element power48US 5,042,179 AU. S. Philips Corporation · 1991