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Layne E. Heilman — 13 Patents

WHWhirlpool: 13 patents #338 of 3,654Top 10%
Elkhart, IN: #44 of 828 inventorsTop 6%
Indiana: #2,741 of 33,936 inventorsTop 9%
Overall (All Time): #362,438 of 4,157,543Top 9%
13 Patents All Time
Layne E. Heilman has been granted 13 US patents while listed as an inventor at Whirlpool. The first was granted in 2011 and the most recent in May 2016. Layne E. Heilman ranks #362,438 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 8.7%). Patent records list Layne E. Heilman in Elkhart, IN, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 2011 to 2016Bar chart with a peak of 6 patents in 2014.peak 62011: 1 patents20112012: 1 patents20122013: 3 patents20132014: 6 patents20142015: 1 patents20152016: 1 patents2016

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–13 of 13 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
9353475 Laundry treating appliance with fluffing-state detection Farhad Ashrafzadeh, James P. Carow, Shreecharan Kanchanavally 2016-05-31 $12,983,000
9164867 Network for communicating information related to a consumable to an appliance Matthew P. Ebrom, Wallace J. Elston, III, Mark E. Glotzbach, Anthony E. Jenkins, Stephen D. Krefman +3 more 2015-10-20 $35,579,000
8849430 Appliance network for a networked appliance and a cooking sensor accessory Wallace J. Elston, III, Anthony E. Jenkins, Richard A. McCoy 2014-09-30 $5,160,000
8832966 Laundry treating appliance with fluffing-state detection Farhad Ashrafzadeh, James P. Carow, Shreecharan Kanchanavally 2014-09-16 $11,145,000
8816828 Recipe wand and recipe book for use with a networked appliance Matthew P. Ebrom, Wallace J. Elston, III, Anthony E. Jenkins, Richard A. McCoy, James P. O'Shaughnessy +1 more 2014-08-26 $10,017,000
8786412 Appliance network for a networked appliance and a remote user interface Matthew P. Ebrom, Wallace J. Elston, III, Anthony E. Jenkins, Richard A. McCoy 2014-07-22 $34,232,000
8732979 Variable airflow in laundry dryer having variable air inlet Farhad Ashrafzadeh, Michael T. Dalton 2014-05-27 $7,595,000
8688530 System for product demonstration Matthew P. Ebrom, Mark E. Glotzbach, Richard A. McCoy, Phillip A. Molloy 2014-04-01 $39,171,000
8615332 Smart current attenuator for energy conservation in appliances Gale R. Horst, Richard A. McCoy 2013-12-24 $42,268,000
8571942 Method of product demonstration Matthew P. Ebrom, Mark E. Glotzbach, Richard A. McCoy, Phillip A. Molloy 2013-10-29 $40,203,000
8387274 Variable airflow in laundry dryer having variable air inlet Farhad Ashrafzadeh, Michael T. Dalton 2013-03-05 $12,053,000
8321983 Method for controlling a cycle of operation in a laundry treating appliance Claudio Civanelli, SARAH E. IHNE 2012-12-04 $11,661,000
8040234 Method and apparatus for remote service of an appliance Matthew P. Ebrom, Wallace J. Elston, III, Mark E. Glotzbach, Anthony E. Jenkins, Richard A. McCoy 2011-10-18 $2,413,000

Frequent Collaborators

Richard A. McCoy8 shared
Matthew P. Ebrom6 shared
Wallace J. Elston, III5 shared
Anthony E. Jenkins5 shared
Farhad Ashrafzadeh4 shared
Mark E. Glotzbach4 shared

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