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Todd E. Kniffen — 28 Patents

MAMaytag: 13 patents #24 of 601Top 4%
WHWhirlpool: 12 patents #341 of 3,480Top 10%
MEMile High Equipment: 2 patents #7 of 27Top 30%
Williamsburg, IA: #7 of 50 inventorsTop 15%
Iowa: #351 of 15,303 inventorsTop 3%
Overall (All Time): #134,628 of 4,157,543Top 4%
28 Patents All Time
Todd E. Kniffen has been granted 28 US patents while listed as an inventor at Maytag. The first was granted in 1993 and the most recent in May 2019. Todd E. Kniffen ranks #134,628 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 3.2%). Patent records list Todd E. Kniffen in Williamsburg, IA, US.

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–25 of 28 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
10295241 Apparatus and method for dispensing ice from a bottom mount refrigerator Joseph R. Adamski, Jason Colsch, Tim L. Coulter, Glenn E. Goetz, Steven G. Herndon +5 more 2019-05-21 $9,763,000
10208998 Apparatus and method for dispensing ice from a bottom mount refrigerator Joseph R. Adamski, Jason Colsch, Tim L. Coulter, Glenn E. Goetz, Steven G. Herndon +5 more 2019-02-19 $11,288,000
10132558 Refrigerator with easy access drawer Michael J. Eveland, Steven G. Herndon, Bill J. Koons 2018-11-20 $6,715,000
9927167 Refrigerator with easy access drawer Michael J. Eveland, Steven G. Herndon, Bill J. Koons 2018-03-27 $6,246,000
9534825 Refrigerator with easy access drawer Michael J. Eveland, Steven G. Herndon, Bill J. Koons 2017-01-03 $3,826,000
8966926 Refrigerator with easy access drawer Michael J. Eveland, Steven G. Herndon, Bill J. Koons 2015-03-03 $15,658,000
8756952 Apparatus and method for dispensing ice from a bottom mount refrigerator Joseph R. Adamski, Jason Colsch, Tim L. Coulter, Glenn E. Goetz, Steven G. Herndon +5 more 2014-06-24 $13,235,000
8733123 Apparatus and method for dispensing ice from a bottom mount refrigerator Joseph R. Adamski, Jason Colsch, Tim L. Coulter, Glenn E. Goetz, Steven G. Herndon +5 more 2014-05-27 $7,595,000
8474928 Articulated freezer drawers Lawrence J. Ertz, Pawan Mansukhlal Gandhi 2013-07-02 $9,668,000
8353177 Apparatus and method for dispensing ice from a bottom mount refrigerator Joseph R. Adamski, Jason Colsch, Tim L. Coulter, Glenn E. Goetz, Steven G. Herndon +5 more 2013-01-15 $62,705,000
8231190 Articulated freezer drawers Lawrence J. Ertz, Pawan Mansukhlal Gandhi 2012-07-31 $22,863,000
7568583 Upright rear wall extension for refrigerator shelves Forrest F. Wing, John J. Pink, Eric Svenby, Michael J. Eveland, Ravi Sawhney +2 more 2009-08-04
7491327 Method for accessing a hinge down refrigerator water filter James H. Jenkins, Jr., David J. Olberding, Michael J. Eveland, John Frank Zinni, Timothy M. Nugent +1 more 2009-02-17
7386992 Ice maker and dispenser for a bottom mount refrigerator Joseph R. Adamski, Jason Colsch, Tim L. Coulter, Glenn E. Goetz, Steven G. Herndon +5 more 2008-06-17 $9,801,000
7083725 Hinge down refrigerator water filter James H. Jenkins, Jr., David J. Olberding, Michael J. Eveland, John Frank Zinni, Timothy M. Nugent +1 more 2006-08-01
7073876 Exchangeable components for color customizing of appliances Forrest F. Wing, Michael J. Eveland, Thomas E. Gose, Ravi Sawhney, Timothy M. Nugent +1 more 2006-07-11
7070249 Tilt-out door buckets for refrigerators or freezers Scott W. Leimkuehler, Roger K. Bush, Michael J. Eveland, J. Michael Nurre, Ravi Sawhney +2 more 2006-07-04
7056435 Hinge down refrigerator water filter James H. Jenkins, Jr., David J. Olberding, Michael J. Eveland, John Frank Zinni, Timothy M. Nugent +1 more 2006-06-06
6983615 French door chiller compartment for refrigerators Dennis E. Winders, Eric Svenby, Jonathan J. Tiemeier, David J. Olberding, Michael J. Eveland +4 more 2006-01-10 $18,018,000
6959480 Apparatus, method and device for attaching hydroformed handle to an appliance Forrest F. Wing, Thomas E. Gose, Michael J. Eveland 2005-11-01 $8,835,000
6905183 Tilt-out door buckets for refrigerators or freezers Scott W. Leimkuehler, Roger K. Bush, Michael J. Eveland, J. Michael Nurre, Ravi Sawhney +2 more 2005-06-14 $14,888,000
6782710 Kid's zone compartment assembly for a refrigerator Michael J. Eveland, Tamara Kappler, Timothy M. Nugent, David J. Olberding, Robert Pohl +4 more 2004-08-31 $10,511,000
6694770 French door chiller compartment for refrigerators Dennis E. Winders, Eric Svenby, Jonathan J. Tiemeier, David J. Olberding, Michael J. Eveland +3 more 2004-02-24 $17,757,000
6651449 Water bottle fill button for refrigerators Doug A. Heims, Tim Bergmann, David Allen Stauffer, Michael J. Eveland, Ravi Sawhney +2 more 2003-11-25 $16,479,000
D474485 Compartment assembly for a refrigerator Michael J. Eveland, Tamara Kappler, Timothy M. Nugent, David J. Olberding, Robert Pohl +4 more 2003-05-13