E03C 1/26
Object-catching inserts or similar devices for waste pipes or outlets
Official title: Object-catching inserts or similar devices for waste pipes or outlets (E03C1/28 takes precedence)
E03C1/26 (Object-catching inserts or similar devices for waste pipes or outlets) appears on 641 US grants and 677 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in E03C- Granted patents
- 641
- Published applications
- 677
- Assignees
- 254
- Inventors
- 1,106
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 5 | 0 |
| 1977 | 4 | 0 |
| 1978 | 4 | 0 |
| 1979 | 6 | 0 |
| 1980 | 7 | 0 |
| 1981 | 4 | 0 |
| 1982 | 5 | 0 |
| 1983 | 7 | 0 |
| 1984 | 4 | 0 |
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| 1990 | 5 | 0 |
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| 1996 | 7 | 0 |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 | 4 | 0 |
| 1999 | 11 | 0 |
| 2000 | 12 | 0 |
| 2001 | 8 | 1 |
| 2002 | 10 | 13 |
| 2003 | 8 | 10 |
| 2004 | 5 | 13 |
| 2005 | 3 | 9 |
| 2006 | 12 | 20 |
| 2007 | 5 | 31 |
| 2008 | 8 | 27 |
| 2009 | 15 | 21 |
| 2010 | 17 | 23 |
| 2011 | 17 | 12 |
| 2012 | 19 | 22 |
| 2013 | 16 | 15 |
| 2014 | 12 | 33 |
| 2015 | 18 | 41 |
| 2016 | 22 | 45 |
| 2017 | 32 | 34 |
| 2018 | 33 | 36 |
| 2019 | 32 | 36 |
| 2020 | 34 | 39 |
| 2021 | 35 | 42 |
| 2022 | 37 | 34 |
| 2023 | 26 | 33 |
| 2024 | 22 | 36 |
| 2025 | 34 | 33 |
| 2026 | 19 | 18 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Sink system with seamless drain and attachment bayonet6 Oct 2026US 12,753,595 B2Kohler Co.
- Sludge retaining device for a drain of a sanitary basin22 Sep 2026US 12,742,320 B2BLANCO GmbH + Co KG
- Bouncing drainer15 Sep 2026US 12,735,879 B2Xiamen Aomute Technology Co., Ltd
- Direct-inject disposal systems1 Sep 2026US 12,721,921 B2Kohler Co.
- Food waste disposer with grating ring11 Aug 2026US 12,702,985 B2Insinkerator LLC
- Food disposal apparatus8 Oct 2026US 2026/0308897 A1LG Electronics Inc.
- Garbage catching member holder24 Sep 2026US 2026/0286671 A1Sinkatec Co., Ltd.
- Garbage disposal with light fixture13 Aug 2026US 2026/0234920 A1
- System and method for enabling waste disposer to be coupled to alternative electric power sources13 Aug 2026US 2026/0234921 A1Insinkerator LLC
- Countertop switch for garbage disposal13 Aug 2026US 2026/0237574 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Filtering and collecting device for water drains168US 4,419,232 A1983
- Drain fitting for pre-formed or pre-assembled showers, etc.155US 4,146,939 A1979
- Anti-entrapment drain97US 7,178,179 B2Paramount Leisure Industries, Inc. · 2007
- Reed switch control for a garbage disposal94US 6,636,135 B12003
- Web-type stock material with upwardly projecting filamentary elements and defined periphery84US 4,671,976 A1987