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Roy E. Masters — 31 Patents

WHWhirlpool: 26 patents #130 of 3,480Top 4%
EPEpilog: 1 patents #7 of 9Top 80%
Saint Joseph, MI: #9 of 173 inventorsTop 6%
Michigan: #2,085 of 86,293 inventorsTop 3%
Overall (All Time): #115,823 of 4,157,543Top 3%
31 Patents All Time
Roy E. Masters has been granted 31 US patents while listed as an inventor at Whirlpool. The first was granted in 2003 and the most recent in November 2025. Roy E. Masters ranks #115,823 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 2.8%). Patent records list Roy E. Masters in Saint Joseph, MI, US.

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–25 of 31 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
12467179 Apparatus for heating inlet air in a combination washer/dryer Robert UNGLENIEKS 2025-11-11
12325944 Controlling process air bypass around the drum in combo wash-dry system Arun Rajendran 2025-06-10
12157969 Method of removing heat from a clothes tumbling system on the outside of the cabinet 2024-12-03 $10,544,000
11905644 Laundry treating appliance having sensors, and methods of operation 2024-02-20 $7,225,000
11851807 Method of removing heat from a clothes tumbling system on the outside of the cabinet 2023-12-26 $4,684,000
11846059 Controlling process air bypass around the drum in combo wash-dry system Arun Rajendran 2023-12-19 $14,753,000
11821135 Laundry treating appliance with a condenser 2023-11-21 $9,609,000
11807973 Combination washer/dryer with a lint screen 2023-11-07 $4,292,000
11802360 Self cleaning sump cover Gianluca Bocchino, Arun Rajendran 2023-10-31 $5,433,000
11795601 Maximizing the dry rate of clothes tumbling combination washer/dryer with a seal 2023-10-24 $5,587,000
11795596 Method of heating the clothes load in a tumbling combination washer/dryer 2023-10-24 $5,587,000
11739472 Laundry appliance having a maintenance free lint removal system Jordan M. Grider, Alexander Halbleib, Christopher A. Jones, Rodney M. Welch, Anthony B. Welsh +2 more 2023-08-29 $4,864,000
11697901 Door assembly for a laundry treating appliance 2023-07-11 $16,790,000
11634857 Laundry treating appliance having sensors, and methods of operation 2023-04-25 $7,681,000
11603615 Self cleaning sump cover Gianluca Bocchino, Arun Rajendran 2023-03-14 $21,964,000
11585032 Laundry treating appliance and method of operation Arun Rajendran 2023-02-21 $13,225,000
11519129 Separation of lint from an exhaust airstream within a laundry appliance Brian K. Rogers, Robert J. Pinkowski, Erica L. Roberts 2022-12-06 $8,164,000
11452964 Water spray feature of an appliance for separating particulate material from a filter member Arun Rajendran 2022-09-27 $16,933,000
11427953 Laundry treating appliance with a condenser 2022-08-30 $9,961,000
11035073 Self cleaning sump cover Gianluca Bocchino, Arun Rajendran 2021-06-15 $13,441,000
11015281 Laundry appliance having a maintenance free lint removal system Jordan M. Grider, Alexander Halbleib, Christopher A. Jones, Rodney M. Welch, Anthony B. Welsh +2 more 2021-05-25 $22,770,000
11008697 Laundry treating appliance having sensors, and methods of operation 2021-05-18 $13,818,000
10995448 Laundry treating appliance with a condenser 2021-05-04 $14,057,000
10648125 Laundry treating appliance and method of operation Arun Rajendran 2020-05-12 $8,502,000
10480117 Self cleaning sump cover Gianluca Bocchino, Arun Rajendran 2019-11-19 $27,963,000