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Donald E. Janke — 30 Patents

WHWhirlpool: 30 patents #101 of 3,480Top 3%
Benton Harbor, MI: #11 of 238 inventorsTop 5%
Michigan: #2,170 of 86,293 inventorsTop 3%
Overall (All Time): #121,623 of 4,157,543Top 3%
30 Patents All Time
Donald E. Janke has been granted 30 US patents while listed as an inventor at Whirlpool. The first was granted in 1985 and the most recent in November 2004. Donald E. Janke ranks #121,623 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 2.9%). Patent records list Donald E. Janke in Benton Harbor, MI, US.

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–25 of 30 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
6813896 Power bus for removable refrigerator shelves Steven J. Kuehl, Michele E. Emig, Wendeline Rodriguez 2004-11-09 $6,146,000
6789585 Refrigerator and automated liquid dispenser therefor 2004-09-14 $16,888,000
6681585 Liquid dispenser with self-filling container Michael E. Stagg, Susan Ridgley Keil, Travis M. Perkins, Rhonda K. Hendrickson-Orman 2004-01-27 $26,068,000
6351958 Optic level sensing system for use in a refrigerator Jim J. Pastryk, Mark H. Nelson, Gregory J. Markert 2002-03-05 $18,233,000
6314745 Refrigerator having an ice maker and a control system therefor Gregory J. Markert, Larry J. Manson, Husein Allgayer, Jim J. Pastryk, Mark H. Nelson 2001-11-13 $33,741,000
6286324 Ice level sensing system for an ice maker Jim J. Pastryk, Mark H. Nelson, Daryl L. Harmon 2001-09-11
5899083 Multi-compartment refrigeration system James Peterson, Steven J. Kuehl, Michael S. Kauffman, Jim J. Pastryk, Devinder Singh +3 more 1999-05-04 $26,290,000
5758512 Multi-compartment refrigeration system James Peterson, Steven J. Kuehl, Michael S. Kauffman, Jim J. Pastryk, Devinder Singh +3 more 1998-06-02 $17,938,000
5469715 Defrost cycle controller Joseph M. Szynal, Ronald W. Guess 1995-11-28 $10,326,000
5454230 Refrigeration control circuit with self-test mode Joseph M. Szynal 1995-10-03 $10,543,000
5419148 Electronic control mounting system for a refrigerator Steven J. Kuehl 1995-05-30 $21,919,000
5394291 Relay energizing circuit Joseph M. Szynal, Ronald W. Guess, Greg A. Bradley, Randall L. Carnal 1995-02-28 $10,073,000
5373705 Defrost cycle controller Joseph M. Szynal, Ronald W. Guess, Greg A. Bradley 1994-12-20 $6,818,000
5363667 Refrigerator control circuit with relay operation checking Joseph M. Szynal, Ronald W. Guess, Greg A. Bradley 1994-11-15 $6,608,000
5363669 Defrost cycle controller Joseph M. Szynal, Ronald W. Guess 1994-11-15 $6,608,000
5297394 Clear cube ice maker Edwin H. Frohbieter, Andrew C. Reck, Roger D. Jewell, Brian R. McClure, Larry J. Manson 1994-03-29 $11,677,000
5255530 System of two zone refrigerator temperature control 1993-10-26 $8,010,000
4987637 Canister vacuum cleaner and method of manufacture Linda A. Zummer, James R. Giordano 1991-01-29 $4,787,000
4942979 Ice dispensing apparatus William J. Linstromberg, Chris A. Scriber 1990-07-24 $11,729,000
4924680 Refrigerator temperature responsive air outlet baffle Edwin H. Frohbieter 1990-05-15 $12,557,000
4920758 Refrigerator temperature responsive air outlet baffle Edwin H. Frohbieter 1990-05-01 $5,337,000
4735057 Switching circuit for a refrigerator control 1988-04-05 $3,798,000
4732010 Power switch and baffle assembly having unidirectional drive motor for a refrigerator William J. Linstromberg 1988-03-22 $1,671,000
4707684 Alarm for a refrigerator William J. Linstromberg 1987-11-17 $4,134,000
4689965 Adaptive defrost control for a refrigerator William J. Linstromberg 1987-09-01 $8,054,000