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WHIRLPOOL CO

Overview
  • Total Patents
    9,811
  • GoodIP Patent Rank
    566
  • Filing trend
    ⇩ 20.0%
About

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 .

Patent filings per year

Chart showing WHIRLPOOL COs patent filings per year from 1900 to 2020

Top inventors

# 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

Latest patents

Publication Filing date Title
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US2020354878A1 Door assembly for a laundry treating appliance
US2020370233A1 Laundry appliance
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US2020347536A1 User-interface system for a laundry appliance
US2020348905A1 User-interface system for a laundry appliance
US2020323342A1 Trim assembly for an appliance shelf
US2020347538A1 Double-rotor washing type drum washing machine
US10914514B1 Illuminated trim assembly for appliance