D06F 75/18
The water being fed slowly
Official title: the water being fed slowly, e.g. drop by drop, from the reservoir to a steam generator
D06F75/18 (The water being fed slowly) appears on 192 US grants and 108 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in D06F- Granted patents
- 192
- Published applications
- 108
- Assignees
- 54
- Inventors
- 310
- Latest grant
- 21 Jul 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 5 | 0 |
| 1977 | 4 | 0 |
| 1978 | 7 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 3 | 0 |
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| 1989 | 9 | 0 |
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| 1991 | 5 | 0 |
| 1992 | 5 | 0 |
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| 1994 | 7 | 0 |
| 1995 | 4 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 10 | 0 |
| 1998 | 7 | 0 |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 4 | 2 |
| 2002 | 4 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 6 |
| 2004 | 6 | 6 |
| 2005 | 3 | 4 |
| 2006 | 7 | 5 |
| 2007 | 2 | 6 |
| 2008 | 4 | 1 |
| 2009 | 2 | 4 |
| 2010 | 1 | 7 |
| 2011 | 2 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 5 |
| 2013 | 4 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 5 | 9 |
| 2016 | 4 | 6 |
| 2017 | 4 | 9 |
| 2018 | 3 | 4 |
| 2019 | 8 | 4 |
| 2020 | 4 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3 | 5 |
| 2023 | 3 | 1 |
| 2024 | 3 | 4 |
| 2025 | 3 | 8 |
| 2026 | 4 | 5 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Steam iron54US 4,149,327 AJura Elektroapparate-Fabriken L. Henzirohs A.G. · 1979
- Steam generator36US 4,857,703 ABlack & Decker Inc. · 1989
- Household steam appliance having a scale-preventing device36US 5,743,034 ASeb S. A. · 1998
- Steam iron including double boiler portions, heaters, and thermostat33US 5,279,054 ABlack & Decker Inc. · 1994
- Steam iron with steam surge generation capability30US 4,656,763 AMatsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. · 1987