F26B 9/00
Machines or apparatus for drying solid materials or objects at rest or
Official title: Machines or apparatus for drying solid materials or objects at rest or with only local agitation; Domestic airing cupboards {(domestic laundry drying cabinets or chambers having heating or ventilating means D06F58/10)}
F26B9/00 (Machines or apparatus for drying solid materials or objects at rest or) appears on 1,040 US grants and 1,012 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F26B- Granted patents
- 1,040
- Published applications
- 1,012
- Assignees
- 612
- Inventors
- 2,119
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 9 | 0 |
| 1977 | 18 | 0 |
| 1978 | 11 | 0 |
| 1979 | 13 | 0 |
| 1980 | 18 | 0 |
| 1981 | 17 | 0 |
| 1982 | 12 | 0 |
| 1983 | 5 | 0 |
| 1984 | 8 | 0 |
| 1985 | 8 | 0 |
| 1986 | 15 | 0 |
| 1987 | 7 | 0 |
| 1988 | 6 | 0 |
| 1989 | 19 | 0 |
| 1990 | 12 | 0 |
| 1991 | 10 | 0 |
| 1992 | 9 | 0 |
| 1993 | 9 | 0 |
| 1994 | 11 | 0 |
| 1995 | 23 | 0 |
| 1996 | 22 | 0 |
| 1997 | 25 | 0 |
| 1998 | 15 | 0 |
| 1999 | 19 | 0 |
| 2000 | 25 | 0 |
| 2001 | 17 | 3 |
| 2002 | 15 | 6 |
| 2003 | 15 | 22 |
| 2004 | 14 | 15 |
| 2005 | 9 | 25 |
| 2006 | 10 | 26 |
| 2007 | 10 | 18 |
| 2008 | 14 | 21 |
| 2009 | 11 | 23 |
| 2010 | 12 | 20 |
| 2011 | 8 | 35 |
| 2012 | 18 | 29 |
| 2013 | 18 | 43 |
| 2014 | 24 | 43 |
| 2015 | 34 | 52 |
| 2016 | 21 | 41 |
| 2017 | 35 | 45 |
| 2018 | 39 | 77 |
| 2019 | 49 | 52 |
| 2020 | 68 | 77 |
| 2021 | 57 | 54 |
| 2022 | 49 | 45 |
| 2023 | 37 | 66 |
| 2024 | 34 | 77 |
| 2025 | 49 | 53 |
| 2026 | 27 | 44 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Apparatus and method for detecting moisture in a vacuum chamber22 Sep 2026US 12,742,593 B2Asp Global Manufacturing GmbH
- Portable dryer device and fan unit15 Sep 2026US 12,736,283 B2Powdry Development, LLC
- Golf club handle drying device1 Sep 2026US 12,723,808 B2
- Locker with equipment rack—quick dry shoe drawer18 Aug 2026US 12,710,230 B1AIM Design, LLC
- Shower curtain lifting device11 Aug 2026US 12,702,256 B2
- Athletic equipment bag including an exhaust system8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305780 A1NIKE, Inc.
- Oral utensil disinfection box17 Sep 2026US 2026/0273120 A1Thumbs Up Innovations Technology Co., Ltd.
- System for controlling farm operations including aeration of grain stored in a storage bin3 Sep 2026US 2026/0259003 A1Ggt, LLC
- Robot cleaner station27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248342 A1LG Electronics Inc.
- Methods and apparatuses for drying electronic devices6 Aug 2026US 2026/0227128 A1Revive Electronics, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Moisture sensitive item drying appliance589US 5,852,879 A1998
- Toothbrush dryer551US 6,874,247 B12005
- Armoire178US 5,369,892 A1994
- Armoire adaptable to a sauna, drum dryer, and tubular lighted clothing dryer with humidity damper control of exhaust gases163US 5,546,678 A1996
- Bag with air distributor and ozone generator137US 6,134,806 A2000