{"@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "itemListElement": [{"@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://www.patentleaderboard.com/"}, {"@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Whirlpool", "item": "https://www.patentleaderboard.com/company/whirlpool"}, {"@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "Steven C. Drees", "item": "https://www.patentleaderboard.com/inventor/fl:st_ln:drees-3"}]}
Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025
SD

Steven C. Drees — 13 Patents

WHWhirlpool: 13 patents #312 of 3,654Top 9%
Stevensville, MI: #52 of 246 inventorsTop 25%
Michigan: #7,031 of 86,293 inventorsTop 9%
Overall (All Time): #362,438 of 4,157,543Top 9%
13 Patents All Time
Steven C. Drees has been granted 13 US patents while listed as an inventor at Whirlpool. The first was granted in 1991 and the most recent in July 2020. Steven C. Drees ranks #362,438 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 8.7%). Patent records list Steven C. Drees in Stevensville, MI, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1991 to 2020Bar chart with a peak of 2 patents in 2012.peak 21991: 1 patents19912000: 1 patents20002004: 1 patents20042009: 1 patents20092011: 1 patents20112012: 2 patents20122014: 1 patents20142017: 2 patents20172019: 2 patents20192020: 1 patents2020

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–13 of 13 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
10702092 Coffee maker with multiple brewing methods Meighan McLaughlin, Dean A. Peppel, Joseph Snyder 2020-07-07 $8,157,000
10238235 Multi-function grilling device with rotationally operable upper heating plate Daniel A. Altenritter, Christopher L. Carpenter, Yen-Hsi Lin 2019-03-26 $12,453,000
10213756 Magnetic disc coupler Bernard J. Brotzki, Michael P. Conti, Edward Haney, Paul S. Paget, Mitchell L. Robertson +2 more 2019-02-26 $5,086,000
9815037 Magnetic disc coupler Bernard J. Brotzki, Michael P. Conti, Edward Haney, Paul S. Paget, Mitchell L. Robertson +2 more 2017-11-14 $15,583,000
9675946 Mixing bowl liner and lid Thomas A. Gillette, David M. Neidlinger, Paul S. Paget 2017-06-13 $11,304,000
8671832 Food processor with an external control for adjusting cutting thickness Kevin J. Beber, Michael P. Conti, David J. Gushwa, Arren J. McCormick, David W. Robenalt 2014-03-18 $8,055,000
D668915 Mixing bowl 2012-10-16
8087818 Blade-motor coupler for a blender 2012-01-03 $26,799,000
D650230 Elliptical wire whip 2011-12-13
7610849 In-door coffee maker for refrigerators William J. Bigge 2009-11-03 $21,613,000
D493067 Dough hooks Verlin Leroy Shroyer 2004-07-20
D424370 Two piece pouring shield for a mixer 2000-05-09
5027851 Spout assembly for hot water dispenser Mark Carey 1991-07-02 $20,184,000