F26B 9/003
Small self-contained devices
Official title: {Small self-contained devices, e.g. portable}
F26B9/003 (Small self-contained devices) appears on 348 US grants and 382 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F26B- Granted patents
- 348
- Published applications
- 382
- Assignees
- 161
- Inventors
- 680
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
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| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
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| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
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| 2000 | 8 | 0 |
| 2001 | 3 | 2 |
| 2002 | 7 | 0 |
| 2003 | 5 | 10 |
| 2004 | 3 | 3 |
| 2005 | 2 | 8 |
| 2006 | 4 | 7 |
| 2007 | 4 | 11 |
| 2008 | 6 | 11 |
| 2009 | 4 | 6 |
| 2010 | 5 | 5 |
| 2011 | 2 | 16 |
| 2012 | 7 | 13 |
| 2013 | 9 | 21 |
| 2014 | 11 | 16 |
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| 2016 | 5 | 12 |
| 2017 | 14 | 18 |
| 2018 | 15 | 26 |
| 2019 | 17 | 17 |
| 2020 | 18 | 27 |
| 2021 | 20 | 21 |
| 2022 | 15 | 19 |
| 2023 | 15 | 25 |
| 2024 | 12 | 25 |
| 2025 | 21 | 25 |
| 2026 | 11 | 20 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Energy-saving portable dryer for digestive endoscope28 Jul 2026US 12,693,072 B2The Second Medical Center?Chinese PLA General Hospital
- Food disposer and operating method of the food disposer12 May 2026US 12,623,230 B2Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- 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.
- Robot cleaner station27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248342 A1LG Electronics Inc.
- Methods and apparatuses for drying electronic devices6 Aug 2026US 2026/0227128 A1Revive Electronics, LLC
- Towel heating device4 Jun 2026US 2026/0151004 A1Guangzhou Hansong Tuojiang Technology Co., Ltd.
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
- Sports equipment drying container77US 6,263,591 B12001