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Nihat O. Cur — 107 Patents

WHWhirlpool: 106 patents #7 of 3,480Top 1%
WSWhirlpool S.A.: 1 patents #89 of 198Top 45%
Stevensville, MI: #5 of 246 inventorsTop 3%
Michigan: #207 of 86,293 inventorsTop 1%
Overall (All Time): #12,690 of 4,157,543Top 1%
107 Patents All Time

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Showing 51–75 of 107 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDate
8986483 Method of making a folded vacuum insulated structure Axel Julio Ramm, Guolian Wu, James W. Kendall 2015-03-24
8944541 Vacuum panel cabinet structure for a refrigerator Paul B. Allard, Luiz Afranio Alves Ferreira, James W. Kendall, Steven J. Kuehl, Axel Julio Ramm +1 more 2015-02-03
8919145 Vertical ice maker with microchannel evaporator Anderson Bortoletto, Douglas D. Leclear, Andrew M. Tenbarge, Ronald L. Voglewede 2014-12-30
8915104 Heat pump (server) coupled washer and dryer pair Bruce C. Beihoff, Kirk M. Dunsbergen, Joel A. Luckman, Richard A. Sunshine, Tao Xie 2014-12-23
8820112 Flexible cooling system integration for multiple platforms Alberto R. Gomes, Luiz Antonio D. Lopes, Guolian Wu, Luciana Wasnievski Da Silva 2014-09-02
8756951 Vertical ice maker producing clear ice pieces Anderson Bortoletto, Douglas D. Leclear, Andrew M. Tenbarge, Ronald L. Voglewede 2014-06-24
8726690 Insulation panels applied to or as a feature module Steven J. Kuehl, Luiz Antonio D. Lopes, John J. Vonderhaar, John R. Wisnoski 2014-05-20
8720222 Higher efficiency appliance employing thermal load shifting in refrigerators having horizontal mullion Steven J. Kuehl, Andrew D. Litch, Luiz Antonio D. Lopes, Guolian Wu 2014-05-13
8720221 In the door ice maker Jeffery J. Anselmino, Marcus R. Fischer, Tushar Kulkarni, Douglas D. Leclear, Frank W. Maglinger +2 more 2014-05-13
8627679 Ice making and dispensing system Jeffery J. Anselmino, Marcus R. Fischer, Tushar Kulkarni, Douglas D. Leclear, Frank W. Maglinger +2 more 2014-01-14
8496823 Water filter for refrigerator water dispenser Timothy T. Murphy, Michael A. Kahwaji, Paul B. Allard, Guolian Wu, Claiton Amaral +1 more 2013-07-30
8359874 Secondary cooling path in refrigerator Guolian Wu 2013-01-29
8336321 Hybrid multi-evaporator central cooling system for modular kitchen Steven J. Kuehl 2012-12-25
8336322 Distributed refrigeration system with optional storage module and controller Steven J. Kuehl, John J. Vonderhaar, Diego Barone, Lorenzo Bianchi 2012-12-25
8282820 Water filter for refrigerator water dispenser Timothy T. Murphy, Michael A. Kahwaji, Paul B. Allard, Guolian Wu, Claiton Amaral +1 more 2012-10-09
8240158 Modified atmosphere for food preservation Carolina Biotti, Douglas D. Leclear, Andrea Olivani, John J. Vonderhaar, Michele E. Wilcox 2012-08-14
8166872 Modified atmosphere for food preservation Carolina Biotti, Douglas D. Leclear, John J. Vonderhaar, Michele E. Wilcox 2012-05-01
8161760 Utilities grid for distributed refrigeration system Steven J. Kuehl, John J. Vonderhaar, Frank Huangtso Lin 2012-04-24
8061153 Refrigeration appliance with optional storage module Steven J. Kuehl, John J. Vonderhaar, Diego Barone, Lorenzo Bianchi, Enrica Monticelli 2011-11-22
8042355 Temporary refrigerator storage modules Steven J. Kuehl, John J. Vonderhaar, Diego Barone, Lorenzo Bianchi 2011-10-25
7908873 Minimized insulation thickness between high and low sides of cooling module set utilizing gas filled insulation panels Steven J. Kuehl, Marcio Roberto Thiessen, Guolian Wu 2011-03-22
7895859 Ice making and dispensing system Jeffery J. Anselmino, Jim J. Pastryk, Andrew M. Tenbarge, Karen J. Querfurth, Douglas D. Leclear 2011-03-01
7509818 Ice making and dispensing system Jeffery J. Anselmino, Jim J. Pastryk, Andrew M. Tenbarge, Karen J. Querfurth, Douglas D. Leclear 2009-03-31
7448224 Modular dehumidifier Guolian Wu, Andrew D. Litch 2008-11-11
7266972 Ice making and dispensing system Jeffery J. Anselmino, Marcus R. Fischer, Tushar Kulkarni, James C. L. Guarino 2007-09-11