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Kevin B. Ayers — 45 Patents

WHWhirlpool: 39 patents #65 of 3,654Top 2%
Panasonic: 6 patents #4,450 of 21,108Top 25%
Three Rivers, MI: #15 of 578 inventorsTop 3%
Michigan: #1,120 of 86,293 inventorsTop 2%
Overall (All Time): #64,393 of 4,157,543Top 2%
45 Patents All Time
Kevin B. Ayers has been granted 45 US patents while listed as an inventor at Whirlpool. The first was granted in 2009 and the most recent in September 2025. Kevin B. Ayers ranks #64,393 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 1.5%). Patent records list Kevin B. Ayers in Three Rivers, MI, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 2009 to 2025Bar chart with a peak of 12 patents in 2019.peak 122009: 1 patents20092010: 5 patents2016: 1 patents20162017: 2 patents2018: 4 patents20182019: 12 patents2020: 3 patents20202021: 6 patents2022: 3 patents20222023: 4 patents2024: 2 patents20242025: 2 patents2025

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–25 of 45 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
D1092890 Laundry knob 2025-09-09
12371841 Dispenser cup Seth E. Bixby, Sayer J. Murphy 2025-07-29
12018423 User interface solutions for accessing appliance control through cosmetic outer cabinet Seth E. Bixby, Donald E. Erickson, Eric A. Hill, Dennis Kehl, Andrew C. Kubasiak +2 more 2024-06-25 $4,460,000
D1012394 Laundry knob 2024-01-23
11739469 Integrated single dose and bulk dispenser for a laundry treating appliance Seth E. Bixby, Richard K. Gresens, Sayer J. Murphy, Anna C. Schelling 2023-08-29 $4,864,000
11708657 Laundry treating appliance and dispenser Seth E. Bixby, Sayer J. Murphy 2023-07-25 $5,546,000
D980809 Push button knob with illumination capabilities for a laundry treating appliance Andrew C. Kubasiak, Todd W. Lambkin, Daniel Polonsky, Anna C. Schelling 2023-03-14
D975390 Laundry knob 2023-01-10
11492746 Dispenser cup Seth E. Bixby, Sayer J. Murphy 2022-11-08 $28,088,000
D961871 Washing machine Abhijeet Bhattacharya, Seth E. Bixby, Andrew C. Kubasiak, Michael R. Mackay, David M. Miller 2022-08-23
D957766 Fabric care appliance Andrew C. Kubasiak, Anna C. Schelling, Mark W. Schulz 2022-07-12
11193229 User interface solutions for accessing appliance control through cosmetic outer cabinet Seth E. Bixby, Donald E. Erickson, Eric A. Hill, Dennis Kehl, Andrew C. Kubasiak +2 more 2021-12-07 $19,692,000
D938110 Fabric care appliance Andrew C. Kubasiak, Anna C. Schelling, Mark W. Schulz 2021-12-07
11105033 Integrated single dose and bulk dispenser for a laundry treating appliance Seth E. Bixby, Richard K. Gresens, Sayer J. Murphy, Anna C. Schelling 2021-08-31 $48,262,000
11060230 Laundry treating appliance and dispenser Seth E. Bixby, Sayer J. Murphy 2021-07-13 $33,967,000
D909694 Fabric care appliance Andrew C. Kubasiak, Anna C. Schelling, Mark W. Schulz 2021-02-02
D909316 Push button knob with illumination capabilities for a laundry treating appliance Andrew C. Kubasiak, Todd W. Lambkin, Daniel Polonsky, Anna C. Schelling 2021-02-02
D899018 Washing machine Abhijeet Bhattacharya, Seth E. Bixby, Andrew C. Kubasiak, Michael R. Mackay, David M. Miller 2020-10-13
10774462 Laundry treating appliance with separate container Seth E. Bixby, Trevor R. Haney, Sayer J. Murphy, Haley K. Rich, Anna C. Schelling 2020-09-15 $13,647,000
D882891 Laundry knob 2020-04-28
D870997 Dryer Abhijeet Bhattacharya, Seth E. Bixby, Andrew C. Kubasiak, Michael R. Mackay, Dave Miller 2019-12-24
D869799 Washing machine Abhijeet Bhattacharya, Seth E. Bixby, Andrew C. Kubasiak, Michael R. Mackay, David M. Miller 2019-12-10
D867692 Washing machine Michael R. Mackay 2019-11-19
D863237 Push button knob with illumination capabilities for a laundry treating appliance Andrew C. Kubasiak, Todd W. Lambkin, Daniel Polonsky, Anna C. Schelling 2019-10-15
D859760 Dryer Abhijeet Bhattacharya, Seth E. Bixby, Andrew C. Kubasiak, Michael R. Mackay, Dave Miller 2019-09-10