Methods for determining load mass in washing machine appliances
US-2016369446-A1 · Dec 22, 2016 · US
Condition of the laundry, e.g. nature or weight
Condition of the laundry, e.g. nature or weight · 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 | D06F34/18 |
| Official title | Condition of the laundry, e.g. nature or weight |
| Display label | Condition of the laundry, e.g. nature or weight |
| Total patents | 955 |
Filing trend
Year-over-year patent counts classified under this CPC code.
Filing activity over the last five years is stable.
| Year | Patents |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 32 |
| 2016 | 34 |
| 2017 | 42 |
| 2018 | 58 |
| 2019 | 74 |
| 2020 | 107 |
| 2021 | 135 |
| 2022 | 109 |
| 2023 | 110 |
| 2024 | 111 |
| 2025 | 120 |
| 2026 | 23 |
Representative patents
Representative publications under this CPC code from precomputed stats, or recent filings when stats are unavailable.
Clothes dryer with improved moisture sensing and wireless data transfer
US-9518354-B2 · Dec 13, 2016 · US
Method for washing
US-9512550-B2 · Dec 6, 2016 · US
Laundry treatment machine
US-2016348296-A1 · Dec 1, 2016 · US
Method for examining washed or cleaned items of laundry
US-2016349189-A1 · Dec 1, 2016 · US
Clothing dryer
US-2016340822-A1 · Nov 24, 2016 · US
Washing machine and method of controlling the same
US-2016333512-A1 · Nov 17, 2016 · US
Methods of determining a load size in a laundry treating appliance
US-2016305058-A1 · Oct 20, 2016 · US
Method of determining a load size in a laundry treating appliance
US-2016273146-A1 · Sep 22, 2016 · US
Laundry treating appliance with bulky item detection
US-9441880-B2 · Sep 13, 2016 · US
Methods of determining a load size in a laundry treating appliance
US-9416479-B2 · Aug 16, 2016 · US
Laundry treating appliance with bulky item detection
US-2016222577-A1 · Aug 4, 2016 · US
Method of controlling drum type washing machine
US-2016222574-A1 · Aug 4, 2016 · US
Washing machine
US-2016222568-A1 · Aug 4, 2016 · US
Method of controlling washing machine
US-2016222569-A1 · Aug 4, 2016 · US
Improved laundry machine
US-2016215437-A1 · Jul 28, 2016 · US
Dryness sensing circuit and sensing method of dryness
US-2016209345-A1 · Jul 21, 2016 · US
Washer
US-9394644-B2 · Jul 19, 2016 · US
Recharging of nfc system and algorithms to conserve power supply of nfc system designed for clothes dryer
US-2016201253-A1 · Jul 14, 2016 · US
Method of determining a load size in a laundry treating appliance
US-9382654-B2 · Jul 5, 2016 · US
Frequently asked questions
Answers are generated from the same data shown on this page.
- What is CPC D06F34/18?
- CPC D06F34/18 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Condition of the laundry, e.g. nature or weight.”
- How many patents are filed under CPC D06F34/18 (Condition of the laundry, e.g. nature or weight)?
- Our database includes 955 publications tagged with this CPC code.
- Is patent activity under CPC D06F34/18 growing?
- Publication counts under this code: 111 in 2024 vs 120 in 2025 (latest complete years).