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Steve C. Drees — 5 Patents

WHWhirlpool: 5 patents #869 of 3,654Top 25%
Stevensville, MI: #104 of 246 inventorsTop 45%
Michigan: #18,552 of 86,293 inventorsTop 25%
Overall (All Time): #907,971 of 4,157,543Top 25%
5 Patents All Time
Steve C. Drees has been granted 5 US patents while listed as an inventor at Whirlpool. The first was granted in 2006 and the most recent in October 2018. Steve C. Drees ranks #907,971 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 21.8%). Patent records list Steve C. Drees in Stevensville, MI, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 2006 to 2018Bar chart with a peak of 2 patents in 2006.peak 22006: 2 patents20062016: 1 patents20162017: 1 patents20172018: 1 patents2018

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–5 of 5 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
10098505 Damper mechanism for tilt-head stand mixer Erica L. Roberts, Mark J. Sherman, Daniel A. Altenritter, Stuart W. Athey, Everett Sidney Kettle +1 more 2018-10-16 $7,785,000
9763542 Anti-rotational latch for a blending appliance Paul S. Paget 2017-09-19 $6,707,000
9468339 Low profile side drive blending appliance Michael P. Conti, Brandon T. Mock, Leif A. Norland, Paul S. Paget, Mitchell L. Robertson 2016-10-18 $11,633,000
D533395 Blender Jeremy T. Wolters, John B. Ledingham 2006-12-12
D526531 Blender Jeremy T. Wolters, John B. Ledingham 2006-08-15