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Stephen W. Paddock — 11 Patents

WHWhirlpool: 11 patents #401 of 3,654Top 15%
Evansville, IN: #84 of 911 inventorsTop 10%
Indiana: #3,316 of 33,936 inventorsTop 10%
Overall (All Time): #435,149 of 4,157,543Top 15%
11 Patents All Time
Stephen W. Paddock has been granted 11 US patents while listed as an inventor at Whirlpool. The first was granted in 1981 and the most recent in December 1987. Stephen W. Paddock ranks #435,149 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 10.5%). Patent records list Stephen W. Paddock in Evansville, IN, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1981 to 1987Bar chart with a peak of 4 patents in 1983.peak 41981: 2 patents19811982: 1 patents19821983: 4 patents19831985: 1 patents19851987: 3 patents1987

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–11 of 11 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
4715831 Wiring for refrigeration apparatus 1987-12-29 $1,995,000
4665708 Ice maker assembly and method of assembly Ralph Tate, Jr. 1987-05-19 $15,432,000
4649717 Ice maker assembly and method of assembly Ralph Tate, Jr. 1987-03-17 $4,401,000
4490986 Electronic sensing and display system for a refrigerator 1985-01-01
4407141 Temperature sensing means for refrigerator 1983-10-04 $5,548,000
4404813 Door mounted electronic housing assembly for a refrigerator Ralph Tate, Jr. 1983-09-20 $11,123,000
4387578 Electronic sensing and display system for a refrigerator 1983-06-14 $3,364,000
4380155 Temperature sensing circuit with high noise immunity Andrew T. Tershak 1983-04-19 $5,923,000
4327557 Adaptive defrost control system Clarence C. Clarke, Donald E. Knoop 1982-05-04 $6,761,000
4297851 Temperature sensing circuit with high noise immunity Andrew T. Tershak 1981-11-03 $6,108,000
4292813 Adaptive temperature control system 1981-10-06 $6,415,000