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Home
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2017
›
Whirlpool
›
Michael S. Seeley
MS
Michael S. Seeley
— 9 Patents in 2017
WH
Whirlpool
:
9
patents
#14
of
540
Top 3%
South Haven, MI
:
#2
of
7
inventors
Top 30%
Michigan
:
#195
of
9,630
inventors
Top 3%
Overall
(2017):
#8,740
of
506,227
Top 2%
9
Patents 2017
Issued Patents
2017
Showing
1–9
of
9
patents
Patent #
Title
Co-Inventors
Date
Approx Value ⓘ
D799762
Sprayer for dishwasher
Mark W. Baldwin
,
Ameresh B. Viswanathan
2017-10-10
9752821
Concealed vertical adjustment mechanism for kitchen appliance storage members
—
2017-09-05
$6,417,000
9717393
Household appliance with bulk unit-dose dispenser
Kristopher L. Delgado
,
Michael I. Hirsh
,
Nathan W. Kryglowski
,
Rafael G. Reyes
,
Barry E. Tuller
+1 more
2017-08-01
$13,492,000
9702619
Controlled, dynamic lighting of interior of appliance
James W. Kendall
,
Randell L. Jeffery
2017-07-11
$11,689,000
9629516
Dishwasher rack handle
David H. Chen
,
Demetrius J. Schaaf
,
Jeffrey R. Taylor
2017-04-25
$19,647,000
D784633
Light for dishwasher
William K. Kangas
,
Praveen Poojary
,
Blayne C. Smith
2017-04-18
D779569
Door bin
Jessica R. McConnell
,
Daniel H. Quinlan
,
Kelly E. Roche
2017-02-21
9572428
Concealed vertical adjustment mechanism for kitchen appliance storage members
—
2017-02-21
$18,222,000
D777226
Door bin
Jessica R. McConnell
,
Daniel H. Quinlan
,
Kelly E. Roche
2017-01-24
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