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Kyle B. Van Meter — 43 Patents

WHWhirlpool: 33 patents #88 of 3,654Top 3%
MAMaytag: 10 patents #43 of 601Top 8%
Coralville, IA: #4 of 181 inventorsTop 3%
Iowa: #149 of 15,303 inventorsTop 1%
Overall (All Time): #69,380 of 4,157,543Top 2%
43 Patents All Time
Kyle B. Van Meter has been granted 43 US patents while listed as an inventor at Whirlpool. The first was granted in 2007 and the most recent in December 2024. Kyle B. Van Meter ranks #69,380 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 1.7%). Patent records list Kyle B. Van Meter in Coralville, IA, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 2007 to 2024Bar chart with a peak of 7 patents in 2016.peak 72007: 3 patents20072008: 2 patents2009: 6 patents20092011: 2 patents2012: 1 patents20122013: 3 patents2014: 3 patents20142015: 6 patents2016: 7 patents20162017: 3 patents2018: 1 patents20182019: 1 patents2020: 2 patents20202022: 1 patents2023: 1 patents20232024: 1 patents2024

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–25 of 43 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
12181201 Refrigeration appliance fan Adam Gary, Keeley Kabala, Raghu Muddasani, Jeremiah S. Papke, Scott M. Wesbrook 2024-12-31 $9,679,000
11828518 Refrigeration appliance fan Adam Gary, Keeley Kabala, Raghu Muddasani, Jeremiah S. Papke, Scott M. Wesbrook 2023-11-28 $4,344,000
11486625 Insulated ice compartment for bottom mount refrigerator with controlled damper Robert L. Wetekamp, Alan G. Tarrant, Ryan D. Schuchart, Mauro M. Oliveira, Alvin V. Miller +6 more 2022-11-01 $6,906,000
10837694 Refrigeration appliance fan Adam Gary, Keeley Kabala, Raghu Muddasani, Jeremiah S. Papke, Scott M. Wesbrook 2020-11-17 $11,382,000
10775092 Insulated ice compartment for bottom mount refrigerator with controlled damper Robert L. Wetekamp, Alan G. Tarrant, Ryan D. Schuchart, Mauro M. Oliveira, Alvin V. Miller +6 more 2020-09-15 $13,647,000
10203142 Ice compartment assembly for refrigerator Tim L. Coulter, Thomas E. Gose, Steven G. Herndon, James H. Jenkins, Jr., Bill J. Koons +12 more 2019-02-12 $10,747,000
9879898 Insulated ice compartment for bottom mount refrigerator with controlled damper Robert L. Wetekamp, Alan G. Tarrant, Ryan D. Schuchart, Mauro M. Oliveira, Alvin V. Miller +6 more 2018-01-30 $22,566,000
9683769 Ice compartment assembly for refrigerator Tim L. Coulter, Thomas E. Gose, Steven G. Herndon, James H. Jenkins, Jr., Bill J. Koons +12 more 2017-06-20 $15,189,000
9683770 Refrigerator with temperature control Tim L. Coulter, Thomas E. Gose, Steven G. Herndon, James H. Jenkins, Jr., Bill J. Koons +12 more 2017-06-20 $15,189,000
9593875 Refrigerator with intermediate temperature icemaking compartment Dean A. Martin, Xia Yong Fu 2017-03-14
9476627 Refrigerator with temperature control Tim L. Coulter, Thomas E. Gose, Steven G. Herndon, James H. Jenkins, Jr., Bill J. Koons +12 more 2016-10-25 $6,904,000
9447999 Refrigerator with temperature control Tim L. Coulter, Thomas E. Gose, Steven G. Herndon, James H. Jenkins, Jr., Bill J. Koons +12 more 2016-09-20 $8,537,000
9404682 Refrigerator with temperature control Tim L. Coulter, Thomas E. Gose, Steven G. Herndon, James H. Jenkins, Jr., Bill J. Koons +12 more 2016-08-02 $26,857,000
9285151 Refrigerator with temperature control Tim L. Coulter, Thomas E. Gose, Steven G. Herndon, James H. Jenkins, Jr., Bill J. Koons +12 more 2016-03-15 $12,508,000
9267724 Refrigerator with temperature control Tim L. Coulter, Thomas E. Gose, Steven G. Herndon, James H. Jenkins, Jr., Bill J. Koons +12 more 2016-02-23 $12,400,000
9255728 Refrigerator with temperature control Tim L. Coulter, Thomas E. Gose, Steven G. Herndon, James H. Jenkins, Jr., Bill J. Koons +12 more 2016-02-09 $60,087,000
9250004 Refrigerator with temperature control Tim L. Coulter, Thomas E. Gose, Steven G. Herndon, James H. Jenkins, Jr., Bill J. Koons +12 more 2016-02-02 $18,032,000
9222717 Ice compartment assembly for refrigerator Tim L. Coulter, Thomas E. Gose, Steven G. Herndon, James H. Jenkins, Jr., Bill J. Koons +12 more 2015-12-29 $7,764,000
9222716 Refrigerator with temperature control Tim L. Coulter, Thomas E. Gose, Steven G. Herndon, James H. Jenkins, Jr., Bill J. Koons +12 more 2015-12-29 $7,764,000
9222718 Ice compartment assembly for refrigerator Tim L. Coulter, Thomas E. Gose, Steven G. Herndon, James H. Jenkins, Jr., Bill J. Koons +12 more 2015-12-29 $7,764,000
9207009 Ice compartment assembly for refrigerator Tim L. Coulter, Thomas E. Gose, Steven G. Herndon, James H. Jenkins, Jr., Bill J. Koons +12 more 2015-12-08 $22,971,000
9200827 Refrigerator with temperature control Tim L. Coulter, Thomas E. Gose, Steven G. Herndon, James H. Jenkins, Jr., Bill J. Koons +12 more 2015-12-01 $10,800,000
9097455 Refrigerator with temperature control Tim L. Coulter, Thomas E. Gose, Steven G. Herndon, James H. Jenkins, Jr., Bill J. Koons +12 more 2015-08-04 $35,736,000
D712440 Ice bin and cover assembly for a refrigerator Tim L. Coulter, Thomas E. Gose, Steven G. Herndon, James H. Jenkins, Jr., Bill J. Koons +12 more 2014-09-02
8695370 Refrigerator ice compartment with intermediate temperature Tim L. Coulter, Thomas E. Gose, Steven G. Herndon, James H. Jenkins, Jr., Bill J. Koons +12 more 2014-04-15 $11,124,000