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Anthony Mason — 15 Patents

WHWhirlpool: 13 patents #316 of 3,654Top 9%
RARockwell Automation: 2 patents #1,667 of 4,211Top 40%
Midland, MI: #304 of 2,814 inventorsTop 15%
Michigan: #5,942 of 86,293 inventorsTop 7%
Overall (All Time): #307,048 of 4,157,543Top 8%
15 Patents All Time
Anthony Mason has been granted 15 US patents while listed as an inventor at Whirlpool. The first was granted in 1980 and the most recent in July 2011. Anthony Mason ranks #307,048 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 7.4%). Patent records list Anthony Mason in Midland, MI, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1980 to 2011Bar chart with a peak of 3 patents in 1988.peak 31980: 1 patents19801981: 1 patents1984: 1 patents19841985: 2 patents1986: 1 patents19861988: 3 patents1989: 1 patents19891994: 1 patents1995: 1 patents19952000: 1 patents2010: 1 patents20102011: 1 patents2011

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–15 of 15 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
7978482 Modular high-power fuse carrier 2011-07-12 $18,000,000
7790994 Draw-out power cell disconnect and isolation mechanism with rack-out guide tray 2010-09-07 $13,371,000
6115863 Drive system for a vertical axis washer Victor W. Cuthbert, Gerald L. Kretchman, David W. Carr, Eric M. Coates, James P. Carow 2000-09-12 $16,487,000
5437168 Top loading horizontal axis automatic washer Brenner M. Sharp, Victor W. Cuthbert 1995-08-01 $10,820,000
5345792 Balancer for an automatic washer Eric K. Farrington, Brenner M. Sharp, Victor M. Vukorpa 1994-09-13 $5,492,000
4837882 Flotation controlled drive for an automatic washer Robert A. Brenner 1989-06-13 $10,494,000
4732431 Interchangeable door panels for dishwasher 1988-03-22 $1,671,000
4719770 Clothes rollover agitation system for automatic washer Robert A. Brenner, William L. Kennedy 1988-01-19 $3,109,000
4718258 Reversing drive for triple action agitator Victor W. Cuthbert 1988-01-12 $5,654,000
4566295 Neutral pump-out for automatic washer 1986-01-28 $4,610,000
4495960 Suds return valve for automatic washers Roger J. Cartier, Victor W. Cuthbert 1985-01-29 $2,835,000
4491210 Neutral pump-out for automatic washer 1985-01-01
4432528 Easy service motor mount for an automatic washer Gerald L. Kretchman 1984-02-21 $8,267,000
4291556 Automatic washer transmission shift mechanism 1981-09-29 $5,537,000
4218899 Automatic washer spin delay mechanism 1980-08-26 $4,852,000