H04L 2012/285
Generic home appliances
Official title: {Generic home appliances, e.g. refrigerators}
H04L2012/285 (Generic home appliances) appears on 1,341 US grants and 1,789 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H04L- Granted patents
- 1,341
- Published applications
- 1,789
- Assignees
- 555
- Inventors
- 3,095
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 3 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 3 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 4 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 5 | 0 |
| 1998 | 7 | 0 |
| 1999 | 8 | 0 |
| 2000 | 6 | 0 |
| 2001 | 14 | 13 |
| 2002 | 10 | 44 |
| 2003 | 13 | 26 |
| 2004 | 18 | 63 |
| 2005 | 16 | 46 |
| 2006 | 24 | 79 |
| 2007 | 33 | 59 |
| 2008 | 22 | 83 |
| 2009 | 32 | 62 |
| 2010 | 46 | 73 |
| 2011 | 52 | 74 |
| 2012 | 51 | 51 |
| 2013 | 58 | 74 |
| 2014 | 52 | 81 |
| 2015 | 61 | 91 |
| 2016 | 75 | 88 |
| 2017 | 71 | 91 |
| 2018 | 81 | 117 |
| 2019 | 102 | 117 |
| 2020 | 94 | 95 |
| 2021 | 92 | 77 |
| 2022 | 67 | 82 |
| 2023 | 68 | 80 |
| 2024 | 66 | 55 |
| 2025 | 54 | 41 |
| 2026 | 28 | 27 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Methods and systems for secure communication between two or more appliances6 Oct 2026US 12,757,012 B2Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
- Systems and methods for optimal control of smart appliances by energy efficient autonomous systems25 Aug 2026US 12,717,293 B2Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Domestic appliance commissioning4 Aug 2026US 12,700,931 B2Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
- Building system with a building model editor14 Jul 2026US 12,680,712 B2Tyco Fire & Security GmbH
- Systems, methods and devices for obtaining feedback information to reveal group preferences9 Jun 2026US 12,650,343 B2Cognian Technologies Ltd.
- Household appliances sensor update management8 Oct 2026US 2026/0310438 A1Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
- Home appliance and system for remotely controlling the same24 Sep 2026US 2026/0291769 A1LG Electronics Inc.
- Control of a household appliance17 Sep 2026US 2026/0280928 A1BSH Hausgeräte GmbH
- Home appliance and server for providing interactive multimedia contents27 Aug 2026US 2026/0254673 A1LG Electronics Inc.
- Networked food preparation apparatus27 Aug 2026US 2026/0254674 A1Duke Manufacturing Co.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Power receptacle wireless access point devices for networked living and work spaces1,051US 9,325,516 B2Ubiquiti Networks, Inc. · 2016
- Refrigeration monitor unit797US 6,453,687 B2Robertshaw Controls Company · 2002
- Browser based command and control home network693US 6,288,716 B1Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. · 2001
- Systems and methods for the automatic registration of devices649US 6,686,838 B1Xanboo, Inc. · 2004
- Programming tool for home networks with an HTML page for a plurality of home devices634US 6,182,094 B2Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. · 2001