Automated Additive Dispensing

Mechanisms for storing, dispensing, and monitoring the delivery of liquid or solid laundry additives (detergents, softeners) into the wash fluid, including diagnostics for ensuring correct operation.

5,056 US filings from 1,052 companies since 2023 · 2023: 1,382 · 2024: 1,589 · 2025: 1,456 · 2026 YTD: 629

Cleaning ProcessesLaundry / Dry Cleaning

Top companies

Ranked by filings in this theme since 2023. 2026 is partial.

#	Company	Since 2023	2023	2024	2025	2026 YTD	YoY
1	The Procter & Gamble Company	430	110	128	132	60	+3.1%
2	LG ELECTRONICS INC.	403	106	124	126	47	+1.6%
3	Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.	337	83	85	120	49	+41.2%
4	Whirlpool Corporation	273	118	79	50	26	-36.7%
5	SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.	201	54	50	70	27	+40.0%
6	Ecolab USA Inc.	183	45	67	53	18	-20.9%
7	Henkel AG & Co. KGaA	173	40	46	72	15	+56.5%
8	HITACHI HIGH-TECH CORPORATION	140	37	50	34	19	-32.0%
9	CONOPCO, INC., D/B/A UNILEVER	89	26	38	16	9	-57.9%
10	HAIER SMART HOME CO., LTD.	70	13	29	19	9	-34.5%
11	ELECTROLUX APPLIANCES AKTIEBOLAG	53	11	19	20	3	+5.3%
12	ROHM AND HAAS COMPANY	51	9	18	18	6	0.0%
13	SHIMADZU CORPORATION	47	15	15	12	5	-20.0%
14	Dow Global Technologies LLC	40	5	15	14	6	-6.7%
15	Monotony.ai, Inc.	39	9	15	11	4	-26.7%
16	BASF SE	33	13	8	6	6	-25.0%
17	MIDEA GROUP CO., LTD.	29	10	8	4	7	-50.0%
18	Sonny's HFI Holdings, LLC	28	2	6	17	3	+183.3%
19	Novozymes A/S	27	5	9	11	2	+22.2%
20	APTAR FRANCE SAS	26	5	7	8	6	+14.3%
21	GOJO Industries, Inc.	25	9	10	2	4	-80.0%
22	Guala Dispensing S.P.A.	25	6	9	5	5	-44.4%
23	Reckitt Benckiser Finish B.V.	25	11	3	6	5	+100.0%
24	QINGDAO HAIER DRUM WASHING MACHINE CO., LTD.	24	9	9	5	1	-44.4%
25	DOW SILICONES CORPORATION	22	4	5	11	2	+120.0%