IPC Main Group
D06F 103/00 Parameters monitored or detected for the control of domestic laundry washing machines, washer-dryers or laundry dryers
Introduced: January 2020
Classification Context
- Section:
- TEXTILES; PAPER
- Class:
- TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- Subclass:
- LAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILE ARTICLES
Filing statistics
IPC D06F 103/00 belongs to the parent subclass D06F, which recorded 135,930 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 8,089 in 2013 to 12,840 in 2023 (+59%), peaking at 15,523 applications in 2020. The most active applicants in class D06 are QINGDAO HAIER WASHING MACHINE COMPANY (10,520 applications), HAIER SMART HOME (8,532 applications) and LG ELECTRONICS (7,853 applications).
Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings
21 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- D06F 103/02 Characteristics of laundry or load
- D06F 103/14 Supply, recirculation or draining of washing liquid
- D06F 103/16 Washing liquid temperature
- D06F 103/18 Washing liquid level
- D06F 103/2 Washing liquid condition, e.g. turbidity
- D06F 103/24 Spin speed; Drum movements
- D06F 103/26 Imbalance; Noise level
- D06F 103/28 Air properties
- D06F 103/38 Time, e.g. duration
- D06F 103/4 Opening or locking status of doors
- D06F 103/42 related to filters or pumps
- D06F 103/44 Current or voltage
- D06F 103/5 related to heat pumps, e.g. pressure or flow rate
- D06F 103/52 related to electric heating means, e.g. temperature or voltage
- D06F 103/54 related to blowers or fans
- D06F 103/56 related to air ducts, e.g. position of flow diverters
- D06F 103/58 related to condensation, e.g. condensate water level
- D06F 103/6 related to auxiliary conditioning or finishing agents, e.g. filling level of perfume tanks
- D06F 103/64 Radiation, e.g. microwaves
- D06F 103/68 Operation mode; Programme phase
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class D06, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- QINGDAO HAIER WASHING MACHINE COMPANY 10,520
- HAIER SMART HOME 8,532
- LG ELECTRONICS KR 7,853
- WUXI LITTLE SWAN COMPANY 5,749
- QINGDAO HAIER WASHING MACHINE COMPANY CN 2,905
- BSH (BOSCH UND SIEMENS HAUSGERAETE) DE 2,785
- SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 2,662
- GREE ELECTRIC APPLIANCES 1,701
- PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY 1,391
- MIELE DE 1,374