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Eric J. Dherde — 24 Patents

WHWhirlpool: 23 patents #156 of 3,480Top 5%
Three Rivers, MI: #38 of 578 inventorsTop 7%
Michigan: #3,104 of 86,293 inventorsTop 4%
Overall (All Time): #168,038 of 4,157,543Top 5%
24 Patents All Time
Eric J. Dherde has been granted 24 US patents while listed as an inventor at Whirlpool. The first was granted in 2016 and the most recent in December 2025. Eric J. Dherde ranks #168,038 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 4.0%). Patent records list Eric J. Dherde in Three Rivers, MI, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 2016 to 2025Bar chart with a peak of 5 patents in 2020.peak 52016: 1 patents20162020: 5 patents20202021: 5 patents20212022: 5 patents20222023: 2 patents20232024: 3 patents20242025: 3 patents2025

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–24 of 24 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
12508751 Insulation compaction device and method for forming an insulated structure for an appliance Gregory Edward Bauman, Lynne F. Hunter, Ryan Daniel Kannegieter, Sai B. Krishna, Subrata Shannigrahi +2 more 2025-12-30
12416383 Structural cabinet for an appliance incorporating unitary metallic boxes Paul B. Allard, Mohamed Alshourbagy, Lakshya J. Deka, Gustavo Frattini, Alberto R. Gomes +5 more 2025-09-16
12186966 Method for forming a vacuum insulated structure Gustavo Frattini, Abhay Naik 2025-01-07
12049979 Structural cabinet for an appliance incorporating unitary metallic boxes Paul B. Allard, Mohamed Alshourbagy, Lakshya J. Deka, Gustavo Frattini, Alberto R. Gomes +5 more 2024-07-30 $6,884,000
11994336 Vacuum insulated structure with thermal bridge breaker with heat loop Lakshya J. Deka, Lynne F. Hunter, Hua Liu, Dustin M. Miller, Abhay Naik +2 more 2024-05-28 $7,714,000
11911950 Method for forming a vacuum insulated structure Gustavo Frattini, Abhay Naik 2024-02-27 $8,523,000
11724479 Structural panel for an appliance having stamped components and method therefor Paul B. Allard, Lakshya J. Deka, Gustavo Frattini, Alberto R. Gomes, Lynne F. Hunter +4 more 2023-08-15 $2,403,000
11680673 Structural cabinet for an appliance incorporating unitary metallic boxes Paul B. Allard, Mohamed Alshourbagy, Lakshya J. Deka, Gustavo Frattini, Alberto R. Gomes +5 more 2023-06-20 $11,832,000
11479021 Structural panel for an appliance having stamped components and method therefor Paul B. Allard, Lakshya J. Deka, Gustavo Frattini, Alberto R. Gomes, Lynne F. Hunter +4 more 2022-10-25 $6,255,000
11480385 Vacuum insulated panel for counteracting vacuum bow induced deformations Lorraine J. Westlake 2022-10-25 $6,255,000
11433590 Insulated structural cabinet for an appliance Gustavo Frattini, Abhay Naik 2022-09-06 $5,031,000
11353256 Hinge support assembly Michael A. Fiori, Lynne F. Hunter 2022-06-07 $20,151,000
11248734 Structural cabinet for an appliance incorporating unitary metallic boxes Paul B. Allard, Mohamed Alshourbagy, Lakshya J. Deka, Gustavo Frattini, Alberto R. Gomes +5 more 2022-02-15 $5,737,000
11065842 Structural panel for an appliance having stamped components and method therefor Paul B. Allard, Lakshya J. Deka, Gustavo Frattini, Alberto R. Gomes, Lynne F. Hunter +4 more 2021-07-20 $23,245,000
11002477 Vacuum insulated panel for counteracting vacuum bow induced deformations Lorraine J. Westlake 2021-05-11 $59,990,000
10989461 Structural formations incorporated within a vacuum insulated structure Alberto R. Gomes 2021-04-27 $12,280,000
10907883 Hinge support assembly Michael A. Fiori, Lynne F. Hunter 2021-02-02 $3,781,000
10906231 Method for forming a vacuum insulated structure Gustavo Frattini, Abhay Naik 2021-02-02 $3,781,000
10830384 Structural cabinet for an appliance incorporating unitary metallic boxes Paul B. Allard, Mohamed Alshourbagy, Lakshya J. Deka, Gustavo Frattini, Alberto R. Gomes +5 more 2020-11-10 $9,918,000
10753669 Hinge support assembly for a vacuum insulated appliance cabinet Michael A. Fiori, Lynne F. Hunter 2020-08-25 $27,008,000
10712080 Vacuum insulated refrigerator cabinet Lorraine J. Westlake 2020-07-14 $86,790,000
10697698 Vacuum insulated panel for counteracting vacuum bow induced deformations Lorraine J. Westlake 2020-06-30 $6,351,000
10598424 Hinge support assembly Michael A. Fiori, Lynne F. Hunter 2020-03-24 $11,681,000
9302897 Methods and apparatus to chill dispensed beverages in refrigerators 2016-04-05 $14,406,000