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Brian P. Janke
Also filed as: JANKE BRIAN P
46 granted patents·3 pending applications·287 citations·filing 2009–2022
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49 records- 0196US9499384B2Hands free, controlled autofill for a dispenserWHIRLPOOL CO·Filed 2015·Granted Nov 22, 2016·11 cites·20 claims
- 0296US8813794B2Hands free, controlled autofill for a dispenserASHRAFZADEH FARHAD·Filed 2012·Granted Aug 26, 2014·23 cites·20 claims
- 0395US8322384B2Select-fill dispensing systemASHRAFZADEH FARHAD·Filed 2010·Granted Dec 4, 2012·29 cites·19 claims
- 0494US9091011B2Continuous high speed inertia detectionJANKE BRIAN P·Filed 2012·Granted Jul 28, 2015·15 cites·12 claims
- 0594US9091012B2Method and apparatus for determining an inertia of a laundry load in a laundry treating applianceASHRAFZADEH FARHAD·Filed 2012·Granted Jul 28, 2015·13 cites·15 claims
- 0694US8984693B2Method and apparatus for redistributing an imbalance in a laundry treating applianceASHRAFZADEH FARHAD·Filed 2010·Granted Mar 24, 2015·17 cites·14 claims
- 0794US8819880B2Efficient energy usage for a laundry applianceASHRAFZADEH FARHAD·Filed 2012·Granted Sep 2, 2014·13 cites·13 claims
- 0892US9890490B2Laundry treating appliance and methods of operationWHIRLPOOL CO·Filed 2015·Granted Feb 13, 2018·8 cites·11 claims
- 0992US9863080B2Laundry treating appliance and methods of operationWHIRLPOOL CO·Filed 2015·Granted Jan 9, 2018·8 cites·16 claims
- 1092US9057556B2Select fill sensor system for refrigerator dispensersASHRAFZADEH FARHAD·Filed 2010·Granted Jun 16, 2015·15 cites·20 claims
- 1192US8875332B2Laundry treating appliance and method of operationJANKE BRIAN P·Filed 2012·Granted Nov 4, 2014·15 cites·17 claims
- 1291US10087565B2Laundry treating appliance and methods of operationWHIRLPOOL CO·Filed 2018·Granted Oct 2, 2018·4 cites·20 claims
- 1391US9828228B2Hands free, controlled autofill for a dispenserWHIRLPOOL CO·Filed 2016·Granted Nov 28, 2017·7 cites·18 claims
- 1491US9126818B2Hands free, controlled autofill for a dispenserWHIRLPOOL CO·Filed 2014·Granted Sep 8, 2015·11 cites·22 claims
- 1591US8327889B2Hands free, controlled autofill for a dispenserASHRAFZADEH FARHAD·Filed 2009·Granted Dec 11, 2012·23 cites·21 claims
- 1691US8156748B2Ice quality sensing system employing digital imagingASHRAFZADEH FARHAD·Filed 2009·Granted Apr 17, 2012·22 cites·19 claims
- 1789US10273621B2Laundry treating appliance and methods of operationWHIRLPOOL CO·Filed 2015·Granted Apr 30, 2019·4 cites·6 claims
- 1888US10233069B2Hands free, controlled autofill for a dispenserWHIRLPOOL CO·Filed 2017·Granted Mar 19, 2019·4 cites·19 claims
- 1986US9908768B2Select fill sensor system for refrigerator dispensersWHIRLPOOL CO·Filed 2015·Granted Mar 6, 2018·6 cites·20 claims
- 2085US10669663B2Laundry treating appliance and methods of operationWHIRLPOOL CO·Filed 2019·Granted Jun 2, 2020·2 cites·13 claims
- 2185US8714210B2Select-fill dispensing systemASHRAFZADEH FARHAD·Filed 2012·Granted May 6, 2014·8 cites·18 claims
- 2284US9873968B2Laundry treating appliance and methods of operationWHIRLPOOL CO·Filed 2015·Granted Jan 23, 2018·3 cites·9 claims
- 2383US9890489B2Laundry treating appliance and method using inertia detection to control liquid extractionWHIRLPOOL CO·Filed 2015·Granted Feb 13, 2018·2 cites·12 claims
- 2483US9822476B2Laundry treating appliance and method of operationWHIRLPOOL CO·Filed 2015·Granted Nov 21, 2017·2 cites·20 claims
- 2579US9988751B2Laundry treating appliance and methods of reducing tub contact thereinWHIRLPOOL CO·Filed 2015·Granted Jun 5, 2018·2 cites·18 claims
- 2678US9447533B2Efficient energy usage for a laundry applianceWHIRLPOOL CO·Filed 2014·Granted Sep 20, 2016·2 cites·8 claims
- 2778US9032745B2Ice imaging systemASHRAFZADEH FARHAD·Filed 2009·Granted May 19, 2015·8 cites·17 claims
- 2877US11739466B2Laundry treating appliance and methods of operationWHIRLPOOL CO·Filed 2022·Granted Aug 29, 2023·0 cites·20 claims
- 2976US9540756B2Laundry treating appliance and method of filling a laundry treating appliance with liquidWHIRLPOOL CO·Filed 2013·Granted Jan 10, 2017·4 cites·19 claims
- 3076US9200400B2Laundry treating appliance and method of operationWHIRLPOOL CO·Filed 2012·Granted Dec 1, 2015·2 cites·17 claims
- 3173US9988753B2Laundry treating appliance and methods of operationWHIRLPOOL CO·Filed 2015·Granted Jun 5, 2018·1 cites·9 claims
- 3271US11235965B2Hands free, controlled autofill for a dispenserWHIRLPOOL CO·Filed 2020·Granted Feb 1, 2022·0 cites·18 claims
- 3369US9279206B2Method and apparatus for forming a counterbalance to an imbalance in a laundry treating applianceASHRAFZADEH FARHAD·Filed 2011·Granted Mar 8, 2016·2 cites·18 claims
- 3468US11486074B2Laundry treating appliance and methods of operationWHIRLPOOL CO·Filed 2020·Granted Nov 1, 2022·0 cites·20 claims
- 3568US9989295B2Ice imaging systemWHIRLPOOL CO·Filed 2015·Granted Jun 5, 2018·1 cites·21 claims
- 3664US10850967B2Hands free, controlled autofill for a dispenserWHIRLPOOL CO·Filed 2019·Granted Dec 1, 2020·0 cites·20 claims
- 3760US11979962B2Method for controlling an induction heating systemWHIRLPOOL CO·Filed 2018·Granted May 7, 2024·0 cites·12 claims
- 3858US9593438B2Method and apparatus for determining an inertia of a laundry load in a laundry treating applianceWHIRLPOOL CO·Filed 2015·Granted Mar 14, 2017·0 cites·20 claims
- 3958US9115456B2Method for detecting satellization speed of clothes load in a horizontal axis laundry treating applianceJANKE BRIAN P·Filed 2012·Granted Aug 25, 2015·0 cites·17 claims
- 4057US9587342B2Method for detecting satellization speed of clothes load in a horizontal axis laundry treating applianceWHIRLPOOL CO·Filed 2015·Granted Mar 7, 2017·0 cites·17 claims
- 4153US9758916B2Appliance and method for removing noise from a motor characteristic signal in a laundry treating applianceWHIRLPOOL CO·Filed 2014·Granted Sep 12, 2017·0 cites·6 claims
- 4253US9708741B2Apparatus for redistributing an imbalance in a laundry treating applianceWHIRLPOOL CO·Filed 2015·Granted Jul 18, 2017·0 cites·7 claims
- 4353US8689641B2Detecting satellization of a laundry loadJANKE BRIAN P·Filed 2012·Granted Apr 8, 2014·0 cites·13 claims
- 4452US8578730B2Refrigerator ice and liquid dispenser incorporating imaging systemASHRAFZADEH FARHAD·Filed 2009·Granted Nov 12, 2013·0 cites·17 claims
- 4551US8863558B2Laundry treating appliance and method of operationJANKE BRIAN P·Filed 2012·Granted Oct 21, 2014·0 cites·6 claims
- 4649US2013160221A1Method for maximizing drum rotational speed by continuously monitoring inertia during extractionWHIRLPOOL CO·Filed 2012·Application pending·0 cites
- 4745US10136477B2Method for controlling an induction heating systemPADERNO JURIJ·Filed 2010·Granted Nov 20, 2018·0 cites·19 claims
- 4845US2013047344A1Method and apparatus for preventing an imbalance in a laundry treating applianceJANKE BRIAN P·Filed 2011·Application pending·0 cites
- 4940US2017145614A1Laundry treating appliance and methods of operationWHIRLPOOL CO·Filed 2015·Application pending·0 cites
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