John I. Smith has been granted 11 US patents while listed as an inventor at Whirlpool . The first was granted in 1980 and the most recent in August 2011. John I. Smith ranks #435,149 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 10.5%). Patent records list John I. Smith in Washington, DC, US.
Patents per Year Patents granted per year, 1980 to 2011 Bar chart with a peak of 2 patents in 2003. peak 2 1980: 1 patents 1980 1988: 1 patents 1988 1989: 1 patents 1989 1991: 1 patents 1991 1995: 1 patents 1995 2003: 2 patents 2003 2004: 1 patents 2004 2007: 1 patents 2007 2008: 1 patents 2008 2011: 1 patents 2011
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Showing 1–11 of 11 patents
Patent # Title Co-Inventors Date Approx Value ⓘ
7988107 Stemware holder for an automatic dishwasher Kevin B. Miller , Danielle Hafling , Sandra C. Steward 2011-08-02
$10,306,000
D573866 Tool grip — 2008-07-29
D546659 Tool grip — 2007-07-17
D488891 Silverware basket Jeffrey R. Taylor , Viorel Luminosu 2004-04-20
6571965 Dishwasher rack with pivotable fences Casey Brian Arthur Beck , Mark H. Nelson , Jeffrey R. Taylor 2003-06-03
$12,420,000
6546942 Dishwasher with auxiliary basket Jeffrey R. Taylor 2003-04-15
$7,644,000
5474378 Adjustable support apparatus for a dishrack Michael L. Giddings 1995-12-12
$22,001,000
4991611 Lower spray arm for dishwasher Wilbur W. Jarvis , Kirk A. Gutmann , Lane S. Duncan , Richard D. Taylor , Richard W. Germuska 1991-02-12
$7,002,000
4822241 Automatic dishwasher with a pump having a selectively adjustable impeller clearance Wilbur W. Jarvis 1989-04-18
$2,576,000
4732323 Lower spray arm system for dishwasher Wilbur W. Jarvis 1988-03-22
$1,671,000
4207533 Electronic photometer — 1980-06-10