Whirlpool Corporation
Benton Harbor, unknown· latest recorded location
Whirlpool Corporation is named on 12 US grants and 37 published applications in this corpus. Its most frequent classification is F04B (Positive-displacement machines for liquids).
- Granted patents
- 12
- Published applications
- 37
- Inventors
- 110
- Granted in 2026 so far
- 0
- Most recent grant
- 15 Jul 2025
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 21 |
| 2018 | 0 | 4 |
| 2019 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 |
By publication year.
Technology areas
Share of 49 documents
- F04BPositive-displacement machines for liquids18
- F25BRefrigeration machines, plants or systems10
- F25DRefrigerators8
- D06FLaundering, drying, ironing, pressing or folding textile articles6
- F04CRotary-piston, or oscillating-piston, positive-displacement machines for liquids6
- A47LDomestic washing or cleaning5
- H02KDynamo-electric machines4
- Y10STechnical subjects covered by former uspc cross-reference art collections [xracs] and digests4
- H01RElectrically-conductive connections3
- Y10TTechnical subjects covered by former us classification3
Recent patents
- Dish drying system with adsorbent material regeneration15 Jul 2025US 12,357,144 B2
- Dish drying system with water harvesting hybrid nanomaterial8 Jul 2025US 12,349,852 B2
- Tunable nanowires blended rapid heating plate8 Jul 2025US 12,356,533 B2
- Vis door reinforcement bracket design11 Mar 2025US 12,247,776 B2
- Microwave oven with full glass door8 Feb 2022US 11,246,192 B2
- Household appliance closure element with touch interface8 Apr 2021US 2021/0103355 A1
- Fluid-Conducting Pipe30 Jan 2020US 2020/0032944 A1
- Cooling Compressor Comprising Protection Arrangement for Electrical Connections28 Nov 2019US 2019/0360481 A1
- Composition of particulate materials and process for obtaining self-lubricating sintered products31 Jan 2019US 2019/0030607 A1
- Hermetic Compressor6 Dec 2018US 2018/0347555 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Device for electrically powering present on a part of household electrical appliance which is moveable relative to the main structure of this latter14US 6,409,517 B12002
- Combined microwave oven and refrigerator13US T973,013 I41978
- Fault tolerant control for a refrigerator9US 4,741,170 A1988
- Microwave oven with full glass door5US 11,246,192 B22022
- Laundry storage device3US D541,553 S12007 · Design