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Dennis E. Winders — 12 Patents

WHWhirlpool: 6 patents #787 of 3,654Top 25%
MAMaytag: 5 patents #116 of 601Top 20%
Cedar Rapids, IA: #134 of 1,358 inventorsTop 10%
Iowa: #1,206 of 15,303 inventorsTop 8%
Overall (All Time): #396,045 of 4,157,543Top 10%
12 Patents All Time
Dennis E. Winders has been granted 12 US patents while listed as an inventor at Whirlpool. The first was granted in 2003 and the most recent in June 2020. Dennis E. Winders ranks #396,045 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 9.5%). Patent records list Dennis E. Winders in Cedar Rapids, IA, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 2003 to 2020Bar chart with a peak of 4 patents in 2007.peak 42003: 1 patents20032004: 2 patents20042005: 1 patents20052006: 2 patents20062007: 4 patents20072013: 1 patents20132020: 1 patents2020

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–12 of 12 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
10677522 Modular design for manual or electrical control of refrigerator drawer temperature David Allen Stauffer 2020-06-09 $9,908,000
8608263 Beverage container storage and dispensing compartment for a refrigerator Michael J. Eveland, Russ B. Peter 2013-12-17 $20,615,000
7309116 Door mounted dairy compartment for a refrigerator Christopher Garrett 2007-12-18 $19,709,000
7284392 Refrigerator icemaker with wiring hooks Ronald K. Anderson, Troy M. Anderson, Thomas Carl Anell, Xiaoyong Fu, James H. Jenkins, Jr. +4 more 2007-10-23 $11,680,000
7266973 Refrigerator with improved icemaker having air flow control Ronald K. Anderson, Troy M. Anderson, Thomas Carl Anell, Xiaoyong Fu, James H. Jenkins, Jr. +4 more 2007-09-11 $6,559,000
7266957 Refrigerator with tilted icemaker Ronald K. Anderson, Troy M. Anderson, Thomas Carl Anell, Xiaoyong Fu, James H. Jenkins, Jr. +4 more 2007-09-11 $6,559,000
D527749 Can storage and dispensing container for a refrigerator Michael J. Eveland, Russ B. Peter 2006-09-05
6983615 French door chiller compartment for refrigerators Eric Svenby, Jonathan J. Tiemeier, David J. Olberding, Michael J. Eveland, Todd E. Kniffen +4 more 2006-01-10 $18,018,000
6918259 Air circulation and filtration system for a refrigerator Troy M. Anderson, Gregory Scott Carr, James H. Jenkins, Jr., Mark W. Mooberry, Todd E. Pritts +1 more 2005-07-19
6782710 Kid's zone compartment assembly for a refrigerator Michael J. Eveland, Tamara Kappler, Todd E. Kniffen, Timothy M. Nugent, David J. Olberding +4 more 2004-08-31 $10,511,000
6694770 French door chiller compartment for refrigerators Eric Svenby, Jonathan J. Tiemeier, David J. Olberding, Michael J. Eveland, Todd E. Kniffen +3 more 2004-02-24 $17,757,000
D474485 Compartment assembly for a refrigerator Michael J. Eveland, Tamara Kappler, Todd E. Kniffen, Timothy M. Nugent, David J. Olberding +4 more 2003-05-13

Frequent Collaborators

Michael J. Eveland6 shared
Timothy M. Nugent4 shared
David J. Olberding4 shared
James H. Jenkins, Jr.4 shared
Eric Svenby4 shared
Todd E. Kniffen4 shared

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