Washing machine and water level/vibration sensor for washing machine
US-2018355545-A1 · Dec 13, 2018 · US
Imbalance
Imbalance · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)
Textile and paper production, treatment, and products.
Related technology areas
Mapped technology topics for this CPC code.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| CPC code | D06F34/16 |
| Official title | Imbalance |
| Display label | Imbalance |
| Total patents | 266 |
Filing trend
Year-over-year patent counts classified under this CPC code.
Filing activity over the last five years is stable.
| Year | Patents |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 22 |
| 2016 | 8 |
| 2017 | 13 |
| 2018 | 22 |
| 2019 | 23 |
| 2020 | 42 |
| 2021 | 28 |
| 2022 | 32 |
| 2023 | 25 |
| 2024 | 15 |
| 2025 | 28 |
| 2026 | 8 |
Representative patents
Representative publications under this CPC code from precomputed stats, or recent filings when stats are unavailable.
Laundry treating appliance with tuned suspension system
US-2018347092-A1 · Dec 6, 2018 · US
Laundry treatment apparatus
US-2018340288-A1 · Nov 29, 2018 · US
Laundry treating appliance and method of operation
US-2018340283-A1 · Nov 29, 2018 · US
Impeller having a sweeper
US-10100452-B2 · Oct 16, 2018 · US
Washing machine and method of controlling the same
US-2018291547-A1 · Oct 11, 2018 · US
Washing machine and method of controlling the same
US-2018266030-A1 · Sep 20, 2018 · US
Washing machine appliance out-of-balance detection
US-10000877-B2 · Jun 19, 2018 · US
Washing machine appliance out-of-balance detection
US-10000876-B2 · Jun 19, 2018 · US
Washing machine appliance out-of-balance detection
US-10000875-B2 · Jun 19, 2018 · US
Dewatering Machine
US-2018155862-A1 · Jun 7, 2018 · US
Control method of washing machine and washing machine
US-2018148877-A1 · May 31, 2018 · US
Garment processing apparatus and method of controlling garment processing apparatus
US-2018119325-A1 · May 3, 2018 · US
Apparatus and method for determining inertia of a laundry load
US-9938653-B2 · Apr 10, 2018 · US
Laundry washing machine with dynamic damping force optimization
US-2018080162-A1 · Mar 22, 2018 · US
Laundry washing machine incorporating distance sensor
US-2018080164-A1 · Mar 22, 2018 · US
Washing machine appliance out-of-balance detection
US-2018016728-A1 · Jan 18, 2018 · US
Motor driving apparatus and home appliance including the same
US-9806654-B2 · Oct 31, 2017 · US
Washing Machine Appliance Out-of-Balance Detection
US-2017298556-A1 · Oct 19, 2017 · US
Washing Machine Appliance Out-of-Balance Detection
US-2017298554-A1 · Oct 19, 2017 · US
Frequently asked questions
Answers are generated from the same data shown on this page.
- What is CPC D06F34/16?
- CPC D06F34/16 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Imbalance.”
- How many patents are filed under CPC D06F34/16 (Imbalance)?
- Our database includes 266 publications tagged with this CPC code.
- Is patent activity under CPC D06F34/16 growing?
- Publication counts under this code: 15 in 2024 vs 28 in 2025 (latest complete years).