Patents by Inventor Robert Harlan Nehrig

Robert Harlan Nehrig has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Automatic washer and load responsive agitator therefor
    Patent number: 5784902
    Abstract: An automatic washer having an agitator that is responsive to the forces imparted to the agitator from a clothes load. The agitation comprises an auger, having an auger vane that is connected to a base having flexible vanes, by a force responder. Upon the imparting of a force from the clothes to the agitator, the auger translates relative to the base to relieve the force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 28, 1998
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Robert J. Pinkowski, Robert Harlan Nehrig
  • Agitator for automatic washer
    Patent number: D423740
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2000
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: John W. Euler, Richard V. Oney, Robert Harlan Nehrig, Raymond A. Kaczmarek