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Antony Kirk — 12 Patents

WHWhirlpool: 6 patents #780 of 3,654Top 25%
SNSleep Number: 4 patents #44 of 89Top 50%
COCordis: 1 patents #313 of 577Top 55%
Minnetonka, MN: #133 of 1,057 inventorsTop 15%
Minnesota: #6,327 of 52,454 inventorsTop 15%
Overall (All Time): #396,045 of 4,157,543Top 10%
12 Patents All Time
Antony Kirk has been granted 12 US patents while listed as an inventor at Whirlpool. The first was granted in 2006 and the most recent in October 2025. Antony Kirk ranks #396,045 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 9.5%). Patent records list Antony Kirk in Minnetonka, MN, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 2006 to 2025Bar chart with a peak of 4 patents in 2006.peak 42006: 4 patents20062007: 1 patents20072009: 1 patents20092020: 1 patents20202024: 2 patents20242025: 3 patents2025

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–12 of 12 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
12440037 Bed system with device charging storage pockets Joseph Ermalovich, Carli Hill, Lori MacLachlan 2025-10-14
D1083443 Mattress Natalie Negus 2025-07-15
12336635 Mattress covering Natalie Negus 2025-06-24
D1032243 Mattress Natalie Negus, Heather Anne Goodenberger 2024-06-25
12004651 Bed foundation adjustment controls David Smith 2024-06-11 $6,659,000
10640393 Faucet conversion system Dominique Cobb, Erdogan Ergican, Wyndham F. Gary, Jr., Mark C. Graff, Eric A. Hill +5 more 2020-05-05 $10,367,000
D597820 Appliance handle 2009-08-11
D536786 Medical guidewire control handle John Schreiner 2007-02-13
D518250 Dryer Michael K. Patton 2006-03-28
D517252 Dishwasher door 2006-03-14
D516758 Dishwasher door 2006-03-07
D514756 Washer Michael K. Patton 2006-02-07