Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Whirlpool Corporation

65 pending office actions

Portfolio Summary

65
Total Pending OAs
23
Final Rejections
42
Non-Final OAs

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatusFiled
19063663 BRACKET FOR HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE AND METHOD FOR USE MCDUFFIE, MICHAEL D 3632 Non-Final OA Feb 26, 2025
19039992 MOVEABLE SHELF ASSEMBLY FOR A DISHWASHER CHAN, KO HUNG 3631 Non-Final OA Jan 29, 2025
18908198 OBJECT RECOGNITION SYSTEM FOR AN APPLIANCE AND METHOD FOR MANAGING HOUSEHOLD INVENTORY OF CONSUMABLES RACIC, MILENA 3627 Non-Final OA Oct 07, 2024
18806839 LAUNDRY TREATING APPLIANCE WITH A VENT FLAP KO, JASON Y 1711 Non-Final OA Aug 16, 2024
18806328 REFRIGERATOR AND STORAGE SYSTEM FOR A REFRIGERATOR ROERSMA, ANDREW MARK 3637 Non-Final OA Aug 15, 2024
18783930 WALL PANEL FOR AN APPLIANCE ROHRHOFF, DANIEL J 3637 Non-Final OA Jul 25, 2024
18767127 VACUUM GENERATING SYSTEM FOR AN APPLIANCE INCORPORATING A VACUUM INSULATED STRUCTURE HANSEN, JAMES ORVILLE 3637 Non-Final OA Jul 09, 2024
18752097 WATER PREFILLING ASSEMBLY FOR USE IN A REFRIGERATING APPLIANCE COMINGS, DANIEL C 3763 Non-Final OA Jun 24, 2024
18752003 USER INTERFACE SOLUTIONS FOR ACCESSING APPLIANCE CONTROL THROUGH COSMETIC OUTER CABINET BELL, SPENCER E 1711 Non-Final OA Jun 24, 2024
18634157 LAUNDRY TREATING APPLIANCE HAVING A DOOR ASSEMBLY PERRIN, JOSEPH L 1711 Final Rejection Apr 12, 2024
18615013 DOUBLE CABINET VACUUM INSULATED REFRIGERATOR WITH A STRUCTURAL FOAMED MULLION WRIGHT, KIMBERLEY S 3637 Non-Final OA Mar 25, 2024
18694725 COFFEE GRINDER BAPTHELUS, SMITH OBERTO 3725 Non-Final OA Mar 22, 2024
18694710 INSTALLATION SYSTEM FOR COOKING APPLIANCE AND METHOD FOR INSTALLING COOKING APPLIANCE ING, MATTHEW W 3637 Final Rejection Mar 22, 2024
18439148 LAUNDRY TREATING APPLIANCE HAVING A REMOVABLE CLOTHES MOVER CORMIER, DAVID G 1711 Non-Final OA Feb 12, 2024
18431509 LAUNDRY TREATING APPLIANCE DOOR ASSEMBLY GOFF II, JOHN L 1746 Final Rejection Feb 02, 2024
18541934 PRESSURE SENSITIVE PASSIVE LAUNDRY MICROPLASTIC FILTRATION PERRIN, JOSEPH L 1711 Final Rejection Dec 15, 2023
18533271 LAUNDRY APPLIANCE KO, JASON Y 1711 Non-Final OA Dec 08, 2023
18522802 COOKTOP WITH HINGED GRATES DEEAN, DEEPAK A 3762 Non-Final OA Nov 29, 2023
18512408 VENTHOB WITH INTEGRATED INDUCTION COIL BASICHAS, ALFRED 3762 Non-Final OA Nov 17, 2023
18511497 LIFTER FOR A LAUNDRY APPLIANCE THAT INCLUDES AN INTERNAL FILTER FOR REMOVING PET HAIR FROM LAUNDRY BEING PROCESSED GERMAIN, ADAM ADRIEN 1777 Non-Final OA Nov 16, 2023
18508471 LAUNDRY MACHINE AND CORRESPONDING LID PERRIN, JOSEPH L 1711 Final Rejection Nov 14, 2023
18480122 FUEL SHUTOFF SYSTEM FOR A COOKING APPLIANCE WEINERT, WILLIAM C 3762 Final Rejection Oct 03, 2023
18461167 LAUNDRY MACHINE AND CORRESPONDING CABINET CONFIGURATION TREMARCHE, CONNOR J. 3762 Non-Final OA Sep 05, 2023
18239889 PARTICLES PRESS RESERVOIR PERRIN, JOSEPH L 1711 Non-Final OA Aug 30, 2023
18457734 PUSHER ASSEMBLY FOR A FOOD PROCESSOR ASSEMBLY INSLER, ELIZABETH 1774 Non-Final OA Aug 29, 2023
18232521 FOOD PROCESSING APPLIANCE HAVING AN ELECTRICAL HUB CONNECTION INSLER, ELIZABETH 1774 Non-Final OA Aug 10, 2023
18223818 COOKING APPLIANCE WITH ACCELERATED PRE-HEATING OF OVEN CAVITY JENNISON, BRIAN W 3761 Non-Final OA Jul 19, 2023
18222573 COOKING APPLIANCE CONSOLE ASSEMBLY WITH ATTACHMENT FEATURES ADAPTED FOR STRUCTURAL SUPPORT LAUGHLIN, ELIZABETH ANN 3762 Non-Final OA Jul 17, 2023
18272291 STORAGE LID FOR A COUNTERTOP APPLIANCE TRIVEDI, ATUL 3661 Non-Final OA Jul 13, 2023
18344019 REFRIGERATOR APPLIANCE WITH PULLOUT-DRAWER ASSEMBLY DELEON, DARIO ANTONIO 3763 Final Rejection Jun 29, 2023
18215363 BLENDER JAR WITH PROTRUSIONS INTRODUCING ASYMMETRIC FLOW PATTERN AND BLENDER CONTAINING THE SAME HOWELL, MARC C 1774 Non-Final OA Jun 28, 2023
18323102 SHELVING SYSTEM FOR A REFRIGERATOR TEFERA, HIWOT E 3637 Final Rejection May 24, 2023
18316741 TWO-STEP DOOR OPENING COMBINATION LAUGHLIN, ELIZABETH ANN 3762 Final Rejection May 12, 2023
18307415 NANOFIBER PERVAPORATION HUMIDITY MEMBRANE HOPKINS, ROBERT A 1776 Final Rejection Apr 26, 2023
18303680 LAUNDRY TREATING APPLIANCE AND CORRESPONDING DISPENSER AYALEW, TINSAE B 1711 Non-Final OA Apr 20, 2023
18130961 COOKING APPLIANCE WITH VAPOR GENERATOR WANG, FRANKLIN JEFFERSON 3761 Non-Final OA Apr 05, 2023
18124725 FILTRATION MEDIA AND SYSTEMS FOR REDUCTION OF MICROPOLLUTANTS IN LIQUIDS PERRIN, JOSEPH L 1711 Final Rejection Mar 22, 2023
18119328 PARTICULATE REMOVAL SYSTEM FOR LAUNDRY DRYING APPLIANCES WAN, DEMING 3762 Non-Final OA Mar 09, 2023
18115069 CHARGER AND BATTERY FOR CORDLESS APPLIANCE OMAR, AHMED H 2859 Non-Final OA Feb 28, 2023
18174914 APPLIANCE LID ASSEMBLY INSLER, ELIZABETH 1774 Non-Final OA Feb 27, 2023
18114580 IMMERSION BLENDER SORKIN, DAVID L 1774 Final Rejection Feb 27, 2023
18113801 FLUID-FILLED BALANCE RING FOR A WASHING MACHINE THROWER, LARRY W 1754 Non-Final OA Feb 24, 2023
18110084 APPLIANCE FOR IMPROVED HEATING OF FOOD PRODUCTS USING STEAM NORTON, JOHN J 3761 Non-Final OA Feb 15, 2023
18102181 PEACE OF MIND DRYER NGUYEN, BAO D 3762 Non-Final OA Jan 27, 2023
18098261 THERMAL STORAGE MECHANISM FOR A LAUNDRY APPLIANCE THAT UTILIZES RECOVERY HEAT AND RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES GRAVINI, STEPHEN MICHAEL 3753 Non-Final OA Jan 18, 2023
18096838 LAUNDRY SANITIZATION SYSTEM THAT UTILIZES A HEMISPHERIC ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER IN COMBINATION WITH AGITATING WASH SYSTEMS CHAUDHRI, OMAIR 1711 Non-Final OA Jan 13, 2023
18096731 MODULAR WORKBENCH SYSTEM HANSEN, JAMES ORVILLE 3637 Final Rejection Jan 13, 2023
18151732 LAUNDRY APPLIANCE HAVING A THERMAL STORAGE MECHANISM FOR CAPTURING EXCESS HEAT FROM ONE OR MORE HEAT SOURCES NGUYEN, BAO D 3762 Non-Final OA Jan 09, 2023
18151293 DRYER FRONT BULKHEAD VENTILATION INTEGRATION TREMARCHE, CONNOR J. 3762 Final Rejection Jan 06, 2023
18084169 GLASS FOAM FOR OVEN CAMERA INSULATION LAUGHLIN, ELIZABETH ANN 3762 Final Rejection Dec 19, 2022
17971934 DIVIDER ASSEMBLY WEN, KEVIN GUANHUA 3761 Final Rejection Oct 24, 2022
17967205 HIGH EFFICIENCY OVEN CAVITY VENTILATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS LAUGHLIN, ELIZABETH ANN 3762 Final Rejection Oct 17, 2022
17960951 SENSOR SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ASSISTED FOOD PREPARATION BULLINGTON, ROBERT P 3715 Non-Final OA Oct 06, 2022
17946638 LAUNDRY MACHINE TREMARCHE, CONNOR J. 3762 Non-Final OA Sep 16, 2022
17941707 CRISP PLATE FOR MICROWAVE OVENS CHEN, KUANGYUE 3761 Final Rejection Sep 09, 2022
17941630 NOZZLE APPARATUS FOR A COOKING APPLIANCE SHIRSAT, VIVEK K 3762 Non-Final OA Sep 09, 2022
17894308 LAUNDRY APPLIANCE HAVING AN ENCLOSED SUPPLEMENTAL HEAT EXCHANGE SPACE THAT SURROUNDS A ROTATING DRUM HU, XIAOTING 3762 Final Rejection Aug 24, 2022
17861897 FLUID EMITTING FEATURE FOR A LAUNDRY APPLIANCE YUEN, JESSICA JIPING 3762 Non-Final OA Jul 11, 2022
17858622 BEVERAGE MAKING AND BLENDING DEVICE ALEXANDER, REGINALD 3761 Final Rejection Jul 06, 2022
17844295 STEAM GENERATION SYSTEM WITH A SEPARATOR CIRCUIT BARGERO, JOHN E 3762 Non-Final OA Jun 20, 2022
17829561 POLYMER TRIM BREAKER HAVING GAS-BLOCKING FLAKES AND AN EPOXY COATING BEHRENS JR., ANDRES E 1741 Non-Final OA Jun 01, 2022
17745163 CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ACTIVE HEATING CONTROL CHEN, KUANGYUE 3761 Final Rejection May 16, 2022
17734502 DEBRIS COLLECTION APPARATUS TREMARCHE, CONNOR J. 3762 Non-Final OA May 02, 2022
17701808 DISH TREATING APPLIANCE WITH A DRYING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATION TREMARCHE, CONNOR J. 3762 Final Rejection Mar 23, 2022
17500141 HINGE ASSEMBLY FOR A VACUUM INSULATED DOOR MORGAN, EMILY M 3677 Final Rejection Oct 13, 2021

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