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Robert A. Brenner — 16 Patents

WHWhirlpool: 16 patents #243 of 3,480Top 7%
Benton Harbor, MI: #27 of 238 inventorsTop 15%
Michigan: #5,466 of 86,293 inventorsTop 7%
Overall (All Time): #284,196 of 4,157,543Top 7%
16 Patents All Time
Robert A. Brenner has been granted 16 US patents while listed as an inventor at Whirlpool. The first was granted in 1980 and the most recent in June 1992. Robert A. Brenner ranks #284,196 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 6.8%). Patent records list Robert A. Brenner in Benton Harbor, MI, US.

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–16 of 16 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
5117659 Automatic washer suspension system Brenner M. Sharp, Jeffrey L. Burk 1992-06-02 $7,462,000
4837882 Flotation controlled drive for an automatic washer Anthony Mason 1989-06-13 $10,494,000
4807452 Compact transmission for automatic washer 1989-02-28 $4,833,000
4784666 High performance washing process for vertical axis automatic washer Anthony H. Hardaway 1988-11-15 $10,223,000
4774822 Compact transmission for automatic washer 1988-10-04 $3,901,000
4719770 Clothes rollover agitation system for automatic washer William L. Kennedy, Anthony Mason 1988-01-19 $3,109,000
4700492 Air actuated automatic lint screen cleaning system for dryer Kurt Werner, Gregory L. Malchow, Keith E. Carr 1987-10-20 $2,350,000
4642908 Additive dispenser for clothes dryer 1987-02-17 $5,782,000
4555919 Flexible vane agitator for high stroke rate automatic washer Robert B. Sherer 1985-12-03 $3,939,000
4520638 Triple action agitator for automatic washers 1985-06-04 $4,383,000
4430871 Neutral pump-out for automatic washer Thomas H. Buckleitner 1984-02-14 $2,892,000
4420952 Liquid pumping agitator with barrel valve for automatic washers Jack F. Clearman, Clark I. Platt 1983-12-20 $5,276,000
4419870 Valveless liquid pumping agitator for automatic washers 1983-12-13 $10,380,000
4417457 Agitator mounted dispenser and shower spray device for automatic washer 1983-11-29 $11,307,000
4407191 Weight indicator for refuse compactor 1983-10-04 $5,548,000
4186573 Rinse out centrifugally operated dispenser for automatic washer Victor W. Cuthbert 1980-02-05 $1,530,000