Inventor · Baroda, MI, US

Robert J. Pinkowski

55Patents
9h-index
56Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Aug 31, 1993 → Oct 9, 2019

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5784902A Automatic washer and load responsive agitator therefor Textiles; Paper 35 Expired
US6212722A Apparatus and method for rolling clothes in an automatic washer Textiles; Paper 27 Expired
US6269666A Control for an automatic washer with spray pretreatment Textiles; Paper 26 Expired
US6591439B2 Control for an automatic washer with spray pretreatment Textiles; Paper 18 Expired
USD381140S Agitator for automatic washer General 17 Expired
US5651278A Agitator with enhanced clothes engaging vane for automatic washer Textiles; Paper 16 Expired
USD375390S Scrubber auger agitator for an automatic washer General 12 Expired
US6584811B2 Control for and automatic washer with spray pretreatment Textiles; Paper 10 Expired
US9663886B2 Laundry treating appliance having a dispensing drawer Textiles; Paper 9 Active
US7628044B2 Spiral vane clothes mover Textiles; Paper 8 Active
US7444840B2 Air circulation system in a clothes refresher Textiles; Paper 8 Expired
US6393872B2 Control for an automatic washer with spray pretreatment Textiles; Paper 7 Expired
US8281621B2 Apparatus and method for determining a characteristic of a consumable Human Necessities 7 Active
US7918109B2 Fabric Treatment appliance with steam generator having a variable thermal output Textiles; Paper 7 Active
US8397543B2 Apparatus for determining a characteristic of a consumable Human Necessities 6 Active
US7690062B2 Method for cleaning a steam generator Textiles; Paper 5 Active
US8576401B2 Apparatus and method for determining a characteristic of a consumable Textiles; Paper 4 Active
US7793525B2 Washing machine agitator assembly Textiles; Paper 4 Active
US8400638B2 Apparatus and method for determining a characteristic of a consumable Textiles; Paper 4 Active
US6227014A Recessed vane dual action agitator Textiles; Paper 4 Expired
US8555676B2 Fabric treatment appliance with steam backflow device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Active
US9758914B2 Methods and compositions for treating laundry items Textiles; Paper 2 Active
US8881330B2 Method of operating a laundry treating appliance Textiles; Paper 2 Active
US7905119B2 Fabric treatment appliance with steam generator having a variable thermal output Textiles; Paper 2 Active
US8800084B2 Method for determining a characteristic of a consumable Human Necessities 2 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.