D06F 87/00
Apparatus for moistening or otherwise conditioning the article to be ironed or
Official title: Apparatus for moistening or otherwise conditioning the article to be ironed or pressed (apparatus for smoothing or removing creases from garments or other textile articles by formers, cores, stretchers or internal frames, with the application of heat or steam D06F73/00 {; devices used in combination with a laundry dryer D06F58/203})
D06F87/00 (Apparatus for moistening or otherwise conditioning the article to be ironed or) appears on 143 US grants and 174 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in D06F- Granted patents
- 143
- Published applications
- 174
- Assignees
- 52
- Inventors
- 306
- Latest grant
- 4 Aug 2026
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| 2015 | 6 | 13 |
| 2016 | 7 | 11 |
| 2017 | 13 | 11 |
| 2018 | 5 | 10 |
| 2019 | 9 | 13 |
| 2020 | 9 | 13 |
| 2021 | 14 | 24 |
| 2022 | 12 | 11 |
| 2023 | 20 | 9 |
| 2024 | 13 | 11 |
| 2025 | 9 | 12 |
| 2026 | 4 | 3 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Laundry treatment apparatus4 Aug 2026US 12,698,585 B2LG Electronics Inc.
- Garment care apparatus28 Jul 2026US 12,692,648 B2Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Clothes treatment apparatus27 Jan 2026US 12,534,847 B2LG Electronics Inc.
- Clothing care machine13 Jan 2026US 12,522,976 B2Tsann Kuen (Zhangzhou) Enterprise Co., Ltd.
- Portable steamer device with cooling feature23 Dec 2025US 12,503,811 B2Dupray Ventures Inc.
- Ironing Machine Head and Ironing Machine27 Aug 2026US 2026/0250904 A1Shen Zhen Rone Phoenix Nest Design Development Co., Ltd
- Handheld Garment Steamer and Evaporation Assembly Thereof14 May 2026US 2026/0132568 A1Shenzhen Tengben Technology Co., Ltd.
- Garment Steamer Circuit for Regulating Voltage and Garment Steamer9 Apr 2026US 2026/0098367 A1Shen Zhen Rone Phoenix Nest Design Development Co., Ltd
- Ironing device9 Oct 2025US 2025/0314006 A1Shenzhen Beibanqiu Network Technology Co., Ltd.
- High-pressure steamer module, and clothing treating apparatus including same25 Sep 2025US 2025/0297421 A1LG Electronics Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Appliance for ironing or steaming linen, comprising a container for additive37US 7,661,212 B2Rowenta-Werke GmbH · 2010
- Electric fabric steaming appliance with prevention of water refill through the steam discharge outlet31US 4,366,367 A1982
- Combined vacuum cleaner and steam iron28US 4,583,260 A1986
- Portable handheld steamer apparatus28US 9,845,568 B2Conair Corporation · 2017
- Hand steaming device with automatic power interrupting means24US 3,969,607 AOsrow Products Corporation · 1976