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On-line energy consumption optimization adaptive to environmental c...
Patent number
11,466,930
Issue date
Oct 11, 2022
Whirlpool Corporation
Farhad Ashrafzadeh
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Fault detection and diagnosis for refrigerator from compressor sensor
Patent number
10,208,993
Issue date
Feb 19, 2019
Whirlpool Corporation
Stephen L. Keres
Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMA...
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Robust fixed-sequence control method and appliance for exceptional...
Patent number
10,184,692
Issue date
Jan 22, 2019
Whirlpool Corporation
Alberto R. Gomes
F25 - REFRIGERATION OR COOLING COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS HEA...
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Patent Grant
Ice maker with rocking cold plate
Patent number
10,161,663
Issue date
Dec 25, 2018
Whirlpool Corporation
Patrick J. Boarman
F25 - REFRIGERATION OR COOLING COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS HEA...
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Net heat load compensation control method and appliance for tempera...
Patent number
10,145,589
Issue date
Dec 4, 2018
Whirlpool Corporation
Alberto R. Gomes
F25 - REFRIGERATION OR COOLING COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS HEA...
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Patent Grant
Flat top modular cooling system ice and air delivery
Patent number
10,119,742
Issue date
Nov 6, 2018
Whirlpool Corporation
Rameet Singh Grewal
F25 - REFRIGERATION OR COOLING COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS HEA...
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Patent Grant
Top cooling module with ice storage and delivery
Patent number
10,054,350
Issue date
Aug 21, 2018
Whirlpool Corporation
Rameet Singh Grewal
F25 - REFRIGERATION OR COOLING COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS HEA...
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Specialty cooling features using extruded evaporator
Patent number
9,885,513
Issue date
Feb 6, 2018
Whirlpool Corporation
Andrew D. Litch
F28 - HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
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Patent Grant
Synchronous temperature rate control for refrigeration with reduced...
Patent number
9,810,472
Issue date
Nov 7, 2017
Whirlpool Corporation
Alberto Regio Gomes
F25 - REFRIGERATION OR COOLING COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS HEA...
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Patent Grant
Condenser assembly system for an appliance
Patent number
9,791,221
Issue date
Oct 17, 2017
Whirlpool Corporation
Andrew David Litch
F28 - HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
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Patent Grant
Higher efficiency appliance employing thermal load shifting in refr...
Patent number
9,714,785
Issue date
Jul 25, 2017
Whirlpool Corporation
Nihat O. Cur
F25 - REFRIGERATION OR COOLING COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS HEA...
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Dual capillary tube / heat exchanger in combination with cycle prim...
Patent number
9,696,077
Issue date
Jul 4, 2017
Whirlpool Corporation
Alberto Regio Gomes
F25 - REFRIGERATION OR COOLING COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS HEA...
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Refrigerator with energy consumption optimization using adaptive fa...
Patent number
9,664,433
Issue date
May 30, 2017
Whirlpool Corporation
Ali R. Buendia Garcia
F25 - REFRIGERATION OR COOLING COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS HEA...
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Patent Grant
On-line energy consumption optimization adaptive to environmental c...
Patent number
9,638,449
Issue date
May 2, 2017
Whirlpool Corporation
Farhad Ashrafzadeh
F25 - REFRIGERATION OR COOLING COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS HEA...
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Refrigeration arrangement and methods for reducing charge migration
Patent number
9,618,246
Issue date
Apr 11, 2017
Whirlpool Corporation
Andrew D. Litch
F25 - REFRIGERATION OR COOLING COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS HEA...
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Patent Grant
Robust fixed-sequence control method and appliance for exceptional...
Patent number
9,528,727
Issue date
Dec 27, 2016
Whirlpool Corporation
Alberto R. Gomes
F25 - REFRIGERATION OR COOLING COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS HEA...
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Patent Grant
Ice delivery method for modular cooling system
Patent number
9,528,736
Issue date
Dec 27, 2016
Whirlpool Corporation
Rameet Singh Grewal
F25 - REFRIGERATION OR COOLING COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS HEA...
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Patent Grant
Fault detection and diagnosis for refrigerator from compressor sensor
Patent number
9,513,043
Issue date
Dec 6, 2016
Whirlpool Corporation
Stephen L. Keres
F25 - REFRIGERATION OR COOLING COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS HEA...
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Patent Grant
Top cooling module for a refrigerator
Patent number
9,417,001
Issue date
Aug 16, 2016
Whirlpool Corporation
Rameet Singh Grewal
F25 - REFRIGERATION OR COOLING COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS HEA...
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Patent Grant
Dual suction compressor with rapid suction port switching mechanism...
Patent number
9,347,694
Issue date
May 24, 2016
Whirlpool Corporation
Guolian Wu
Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMA...
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Patent Grant
Refrigerator with variable capacity compressor and cycle priming ac...
Patent number
9,285,161
Issue date
Mar 15, 2016
Whirlpool Corporation
Alberto Regio Gomes
Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMA...
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Patent Grant
Synchronous compartment temperature control and apparatus for refri...
Patent number
9,140,477
Issue date
Sep 22, 2015
Whirlpool Corporation
Alberto Regio Gomes
F25 - REFRIGERATION OR COOLING COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS HEA...
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Patent Grant
Synchronous temperature rate control and apparatus for refrigeratio...
Patent number
9,140,479
Issue date
Sep 22, 2015
Whirlpool Corporation
Alberto Regio Gomes
F25 - REFRIGERATION OR COOLING COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS HEA...
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Patent Grant
Synchronous temperature rate control for refrigeration with reduced...
Patent number
9,140,478
Issue date
Sep 22, 2015
Whirlpool Corporation
Alberto Regio Gomes
F25 - REFRIGERATION OR COOLING COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS HEA...
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In-the-door cooling system for domestic refrigerators
Patent number
9,115,924
Issue date
Aug 25, 2015
Whirlpool Corporation
Douglas D. Leclear
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Higher efficiency appliance employing thermal load shifting in refr...
Patent number
9,103,569
Issue date
Aug 11, 2015
Whirlpool Corporation
Nihat Cur
Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMA...
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Patent Grant
In-the-door compact cooling system for domestic refrigerators
Patent number
9,097,454
Issue date
Aug 4, 2015
Whirlpool Corporation
Douglas D. LeClear
F25 - REFRIGERATION OR COOLING COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS HEA...
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Patent Grant
Gasket and flange design on a refrigerator for better energy effici...
Patent number
9,062,480
Issue date
Jun 23, 2015
Whirlpool Corporation
Andrew David Litch
E05 - LOCKS KEYS WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS SAFES
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Patent Grant
Refrigerator with energy consumption optimization using adaptive fa...
Patent number
9,046,094
Issue date
Jun 2, 2015
Whirlpool Corporation
Ali R. Buendia Garcia
F04 - POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC...
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Patent Grant
Specialty cooling features using extruded evaporator
Patent number
9,046,287
Issue date
Jun 2, 2015
Whirlpool Corporation
Andrew D. Litch
F25 - REFRIGERATION OR COOLING COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS HEA...
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SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR THERMAL INACTIVATION OF PATHOGENS
Publication number
20240068682
Publication date
Feb 29, 2024
Research Products Corporation
Guolian Wu
F24 - HEATING RANGES VENTILATING
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REFRIGERATION ARRANGEMENT AND METHODS FOR REDUCING CHARGE MIGRATION...
Publication number
20170241687
Publication date
Aug 24, 2017
Whirlpool Corporation
Andrew D. Litch
F25 - REFRIGERATION OR COOLING COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS HEA...
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Patent Application
ON-LINE ENERGY CONSUMPTION OPTIMIZATION ADAPTIVE TO ENVIRONMENTAL C...
Publication number
20170198965
Publication date
Jul 13, 2017
Whirlpool Corporation
FARHAD ASHRAFZADEH
F25 - REFRIGERATION OR COOLING COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS HEA...
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FAULT DETECTION AND DIAGNOSIS FOR REFRIGERATOR FROM COMPRESSOR SENSOR
Publication number
20170074566
Publication date
Mar 16, 2017
Whirlpool Corporation
Stephen L. Keres
F04 - POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC...
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Patent Application
ROBUST FIXED-SEQUENCE CONTROL METHOD AND APPLIANCE FOR EXCEPTIONAL...
Publication number
20170059210
Publication date
Mar 2, 2017
Whirlpool Corporation
Alberto R. Gomes
F25 - REFRIGERATION OR COOLING COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS HEA...
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Patent Application
ICE MAKER WITH ROCKING COLD PLATE
Publication number
20160305699
Publication date
Oct 20, 2016
Whirlpool Corporation
Patrick J. Boarman
F25 - REFRIGERATION OR COOLING COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS HEA...
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Patent Application
TOP COOLING MODULE FOR A REFRIGERATOR
Publication number
20160298891
Publication date
Oct 13, 2016
Whirlpool Corporation
Rameet Singh GREWAL
F25 - REFRIGERATION OR COOLING COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS HEA...
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Patent Application
REFRIGERATION DEVICE WITH VARIABLE CAPACITY COMPRESSOR AND CYCLE PR...
Publication number
20160153707
Publication date
Jun 2, 2016
Whirlpool Corporation
Alberto Regio Gomes
F25 - REFRIGERATION OR COOLING COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS HEA...
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Patent Application
SYNCHRONOUS TEMPERATURE RATE CONTROL FOR REFRIGERATION WITH REDUCED...
Publication number
20160003513
Publication date
Jan 7, 2016
Whirlpool Corporation
ALBERTO REGIO GOMES
F25 - REFRIGERATION OR COOLING COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS HEA...
Information
Patent Application
SYNCHRONOUS TEMPERATURE RATE CONTROL AND APPARATUS FOR REFRIGERATIO...
Publication number
20150276306
Publication date
Oct 1, 2015
Whirlpool Corporation
ALBERTO REGIO GOMES
F25 - REFRIGERATION OR COOLING COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS HEA...
Information
Patent Application
SYNCHRONOUS COMPARTMENT TEMPERATURE CONTROL AND APPARATUS FOR REFRI...
Publication number
20150276289
Publication date
Oct 1, 2015
Whirlpool Corporation
ALBERTO REGIO GOMES
F25 - REFRIGERATION OR COOLING COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS HEA...
Information
Patent Application
REFRIGERATOR WITH ENERGY CONSUMPTION OPTIMIZATION USING ADAPTIVE FA...
Publication number
20150211778
Publication date
Jul 30, 2015
Whirlpool Corporation
ALI R. BUENDIA GARCIA
F25 - REFRIGERATION OR COOLING COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS HEA...
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Patent Application
SPECIALTY COOLING FEATURES USING EXTRUDED EVAPORATOR
Publication number
20150211780
Publication date
Jul 30, 2015
Whirlpool Corporation
Andrew D. Litch
F25 - REFRIGERATION OR COOLING COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS HEA...
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Patent Application
ON-LINE ENERGY CONSUMPTION OPTIMIZATION ADAPTIVE TO ENVIRONMENTAL C...
Publication number
20150211775
Publication date
Jul 30, 2015
Whirlpool Corporation
FARHAD ASHRAFZADEH
F25 - REFRIGERATION OR COOLING COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS HEA...
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Patent Application
SPECIALTY COOLING FEATURES USING EXTRUDED EVAPORATOR
Publication number
20140260364
Publication date
Sep 18, 2014
Whirlpool Corporation
Andrew D. Litch
F28 - HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
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NET HEAT LOAD COMPENSATION CONTROL METHOD AND APPLIANCE FOR TEMPERA...
Publication number
20140260377
Publication date
Sep 18, 2014
Whirlpool Corporation
Alberto R. Gomes
Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMA...
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Patent Application
ROBUST FIXED-SEQUENCE CONTROL METHOD AND APPLIANCE FOR EXCEPTIONAL...
Publication number
20140260378
Publication date
Sep 18, 2014
Whirlpool Corporation
Alberto R. Gomes
Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMA...
Information
Patent Application
DUAL SUCTION COMPRESSOR WITH RAPID SUCTION PORT SWITCHING MECHANISM...
Publication number
20140238059
Publication date
Aug 28, 2014
Whirlpool Corporation
Guolian Wu
Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMA...
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Patent Application
IN-THE-DOOR COMPACT COOLING SYSTEM FOR DOMESTIC REFRIGERATORS
Publication number
20140216097
Publication date
Aug 7, 2014
Whirlpool Corporation
DOUGLAS D. LECLEAR
F25 - REFRIGERATION OR COOLING COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS HEA...
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Patent Application
IN-THE-DOOR COMPACT COOLING SYSTEM FOR DOMESTIC REFRIGERATORS
Publication number
20140216095
Publication date
Aug 7, 2014
Whirlpool Corporation
DOUGLAS D. LECLEAR
F25 - REFRIGERATION OR COOLING COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS HEA...
Information
Patent Application
IN-THE-DOOR COOLING SYSTEM FOR DOMESTIC REFRIGERATORS
Publication number
20140216096
Publication date
Aug 7, 2014
Whirlpool Corporation
DOUGLAS D. LECLEAR
F25 - REFRIGERATION OR COOLING COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS HEA...
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Patent Application
HIGHER EFICIENCY APPLIANCE EMPLOYING THERMAL LOAD SHIFTING IN REFRI...
Publication number
20140202187
Publication date
Jul 24, 2014
Whirlpool Corporation
NIHAT O. CUR
Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMA...
Information
Patent Application
REFRIGERATOR WITH ENERGY CONSUMPTION OPTIMIZATION USING ADAPTIVE FA...
Publication number
20140056723
Publication date
Feb 27, 2014
Whirlpool Corporation
ALI R. BUENDIA GARCIA
F04 - POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC...
Information
Patent Application
GASKET AND FLANGE DESIGN ON A REFRIGERATOR FOR BETTER ENERGY EFFICI...
Publication number
20140047775
Publication date
Feb 20, 2014
Whirlpool Corporation
ANDREW DAVID LITCH
E05 - LOCKS KEYS WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS SAFES
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Patent Application
FAULT DETECTION AND DIAGNOSIS FOR REFRIGERATOR FROM COMPRESSOR SENSOR
Publication number
20130340457
Publication date
Dec 26, 2013
Whirlpool Corporation
STEPHEN L. KERES
Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMA...
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Patent Application
ON-LINE ENERGY CONSUMPTION OPTIMIZATION ADAPTIVE TO ENVIRONMENTAL C...
Publication number
20130340450
Publication date
Dec 26, 2013
Whirlpool Corporation
Farhad ASHRAFZADEH
Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMA...
Information
Patent Application
SYNCHRONOUS TEMPERATURE RATE CONTROL FOR REFRIGERATION WITH REDUCED...
Publication number
20130305751
Publication date
Nov 21, 2013
Whirlpool Corporation
ALBERTO REGIO GOMES
F25 - REFRIGERATION OR COOLING COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS HEA...
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Patent Application
SYNCHRONOUS COMPARTMENT TEMPERATURE CONTROL AND APPARATUS FOR REFRI...
Publication number
20130305755
Publication date
Nov 21, 2013
Whirlpool Corporation
ALBERTO REGIO GOMES
F25 - REFRIGERATION OR COOLING COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS HEA...
Information
Patent Application
SYNCHRONOUS TEMPERATURE RATE CONTROL AND APPARATUS FOR REFRIGERATIO...
Publication number
20130305756
Publication date
Nov 21, 2013
Whirlpool Corporation
ALBERTO REGIO GOMES
Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMA...
Information
Patent Application
FLAT TOP MODULAR COOLING SYSTEM ICE AND AIR DELIVERY
Publication number
20130305765
Publication date
Nov 21, 2013
Whirlpool Corporation
Rameet Singh GREWAL
F25 - REFRIGERATION OR COOLING COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS HEA...