WHIRLPOOL CO has a total of 9,811 patent applications. It decreased the IP activity by 20.0%. Its first patent ever was published in 1946. It filed its patents most often in United States, EPO (European Patent Office) and Canada. Its main competitors in its focus markets consumer goods, thermal processes and furniture and games are WHIRLPOOL CHINA CO LTD, VESTEL BEYAZ ESYA SANAYI VE TICARET ANONIM SIRKETI and BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH .
# | Country | Total Patents | |
---|---|---|---|
#1 | United States | 4,819 | |
#2 | EPO (European Patent Office) | 1,587 | |
#3 | Canada | 1,059 | |
#4 | Brazil | 577 | |
#5 | WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) | 243 | |
#6 | Australia | 227 | |
#7 | Mexico | 214 | |
#8 | China | 189 | |
#9 | Germany | 146 | |
#10 | Italy | 142 | |
#11 | United Kingdom | 99 | |
#12 | France | 88 | |
#13 | New Zealand | 71 | |
#14 | Japan | 70 | |
#15 | India | 46 | |
#16 | Switzerland | 42 | |
#17 | Spain | 41 | |
#18 | Republic of Korea | 33 | |
#19 | Argentina | 23 | |
#20 | Taiwan | 18 | |
#21 | Sweden | 17 | |
#22 | Slovakia | 9 | |
#23 | Denmark | 5 | |
#24 | Hong Kong | 5 | |
#25 | Czechia | 4 | |
#26 | Hungary | 4 | |
#27 | Poland | 4 | |
#28 | Austria | 3 | |
#29 | Belgium | 3 | |
#30 | Colombia | 3 | |
#31 | Finland | 3 | |
#32 | Greece | 3 | |
#33 | Norway | 3 | |
#34 | Netherlands | 2 | |
#35 | Singapore | 2 | |
#36 | Turkey | 2 | |
#37 | South Africa | 2 | |
#38 | Chile | 1 | |
#39 | Israel | 1 | |
#40 | Malaysia | 1 |
# | Industry | |
---|---|---|
#1 | Consumer goods | |
#2 | Thermal processes | |
#3 | Furniture and games | |
#4 | Machines | |
#5 | Electrical machinery and energy | |
#6 | Environmental technology |
# | Technology | |
---|---|---|
#1 | Laundering textiles | |
#2 | Ice-boxes | |
#3 | Domestic washing | |
#4 | Producing ice | |
#5 | Unspecified technologies | |
#6 | Special electric heating or lighting | |
#7 | Refrigerators | |
#8 | Domestic stoves | |
#9 | Climate change mitigation in buildings | |
#10 | Kitchen equipment |
# | Name | Total Patents |
---|---|---|
#1 | Wu Guolian | 203 |
#2 | Mccoy Richard A | 184 |
#3 | Cur Nihat O | 184 |
#4 | Boarman Patrick J | 131 |
#5 | Kuehl Steven J | 129 |
#6 | Naik Abhay | 129 |
#7 | Pastryk Jim J | 120 |
#8 | Allard Paul B | 117 |
#9 | Leclear Douglas D | 107 |
#10 | Ebrom Matthew P | 105 |
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