IPC Subgroup
D06F 33/52 Control of the operational steps, e.g. optimisation or improvement of operational steps depending on the condition of the laundry
Introduced: January 2020
Full Title
Control of operations performed in washing machines or washer-dryers > Control of washer-dryers characterised by the purpose or target of the control > Control of the operational steps, e.g. optimisation or improvement of operational steps depending on the condition of the laundry
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
9 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- D06F 33/54 of water filling
- D06F 33/56 of washing
- D06F 33/57 of metering of detergents or additives
- D06F 33/58 of rinsing
- D06F 33/6 of centrifugal separation of water from the laundry
- D06F 33/62 of draining
- D06F 33/63 of air flow, e.g. blowing air during the washing process to prevent entanglement of the laundry
- D06F 33/65 of conditioning or finishing phases, e.g. for smoothing or removing creases
- D06F 33/68 of the sequence of washing and drying operations
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