Brenner M. Sharp
36Patents
11h-index
44Co-inventors
75Inventor score
Filing activity: Dec 28, 1990 → Mar 15, 2021
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5678430A | Tub door system for a top loading horizontal axis automatic washer | Textiles; Paper | 56 | Expired |
| US5946946A | Suspension system for an automatic washing machine | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 40 | Expired |
| US5546772A | Tub door system for a top loading horizontal axis automatic washer | Textiles; Paper | 29 | Expired |
| US5437168A | Top loading horizontal axis automatic washer | Textiles; Paper | 28 | Expired |
| US5117659A | Automatic washer suspension system | Textiles; Paper | 26 | Expired |
| US5345792A | Balancer for an automatic washer | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 26 | Expired |
| US6715175B2 | Load unbalanced prediction method and apparatus in an appliance | Textiles; Paper | 23 | Expired |
| US5373715A | Rotatable wash basket for an automatic washer | Textiles; Paper | 16 | Expired |
| US9010159B2 | Laundry treating appliance with tub ring | Textiles; Paper | 15 | Active |
| US6640372B2 | Method and apparatus for detecting load unbalance in an appliance | Textiles; Paper | 14 | Expired |
| US5398528A | Pulley system for automatic washer | Textiles; Paper | 14 | Expired |
| US5172573A | Automatic washer basket and agitator drive system | Textiles; Paper | 11 | Expired |
| US5448900A | System for automatically opening basket doors of a top loading horizontal axis automatic washer | Textiles; Paper | 7 | Expired |
| US5297403A | Rotatable wash basket for an automatic washer | Textiles; Paper | 7 | Expired |
| US5314044A | Brake band retainer mechanism | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 6 | Expired |
| US5852942A | Automatic washer and tub therefor | Textiles; Paper | 5 | Expired |
| US5345793A | Drive system for an automatic washer | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 3 | Expired |
| US10774453B2 | Laundry treating appliance with a static tub and a water trap vapor seal | Textiles; Paper | 2 | Active |
| US8516859B2 | Foreign object trap for an automatic washer | Textiles; Paper | 2 | Active |
| US9896792B2 | Laundry treating appliance with a static tub and a water trap vapor seal | Textiles; Paper | 1 | Active |
| US10113260B2 | Laundry treating appliance | Textiles; Paper | 1 | Active |
| US9828714B2 | Laundry treating appliance with a static tub | Textiles; Paper | 0 | Active |
| US10988885B2 | Extended tub for a laundry treating appliance | Textiles; Paper | 0 | Active |
| US10316451B2 | Laundry treating appliance | Textiles; Paper | 0 | Active |
| US10119216B2 | Laundry treating appliance with tub and basket having matched characteristics | Textiles; Paper | 0 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.