Samsung patents dishwasher basket made from water-attracting plastic
Samsung has filed a patent for a dishwasher basket made from a specific type of plastic that attracts water. The material combines a polyamide resin with fillers like glass or carbon fiber to make it stiff enough to hold dishes while allowing water to spread across its surface easily.
In the filing’s own words
A basket for a dishwasher includes a hydrophilic material which includes a polyamide resin, and at least one filler selected from the group consisting of glass fiber, carbon fiber, natural fiber, and talc. The hydrophilic material has a flexural modulus of 30,000 kgf/cm 2 or more and a contact angle of 65° or less.
What exactly they claim (claim 1)
1. A basket for a dishwasher, comprising a hydrophilic material, wherein the hydrophilic material comprises: a polyamide resin; and at least one filler selected from the group consisting of glass fiber, carbon fiber, natural fiber, and talc, and wherein the hydrophilic material has: a flexural modulus of 30,000 kgf/cm 2 or more; and a contact angle of 65° or less.
Facts
- Company
- Samsung (SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.)
- Official title
- DISHWASHER BASKET AND DISHWASHER HAVING THE SAME
- Publication number
- US20260265495A1
- Application number
- 19659786
- Filed
- Apr 27, 2026
- Published
- Sep 10, 2026
- Inventors
- 4
- Claims
- 12
Classified under
C08K 7/14 Chemistry & metalsA47L 15/22 Human necessitiesA47L 15/502 Human necessitiesC08K 5/005 Chemistry & metalsC08L 77/02 Chemistry & metalsC08L 2201/08 Chemistry & metalsMore from Samsung in Other
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Summaries are simplified from the filing’s own abstract and first claim. A patent filing is not a product announcement.
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