Inventor · Coralville, IA, US

Kyle B. Van Meter

43Patents
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33Co-inventors
71Inventor score

Filing activity: May 18, 2005 → Oct 18, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7284390B2 Refrigerator with intermediate temperature icemaking compartment Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 155 Expired
US8117863B2 Refrigerator with intermediate temperature icemaking compartment Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 69 Active
US7591141B2 Electronic control system for insulated ice compartment for bottom mount refrigerator Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 47 Active
US7568359B2 Insulated ice compartment for bottom mount refrigerator with controlled heater Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 40 Active
USD549745S1 Ice compartment for a refrigerator fresh food compartment General 34 Expired
US7337620B2 Insulated ice compartment for bottom mount refrigerator Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 25 Expired
US7900465B2 Insulated ice compartment for bottom mount refrigerator with controlled damper Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 17 Active
US7287397B2 Refrigerator with modular water tank assembly Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 14 Active
US7568354B2 Refrigerator with improved water fill tube for ice maker Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Active
US7549297B2 Refrigerator air control damper for ice compartment Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 8 Active
US8616019B2 Refrigerator with intermediate temperature icemaking compartment Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 7 Active
US7552594B2 Refrigerator ice maker with improved air impingement Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Active
USD697094S1 In-door ice chute General 5 Active
US9593875B2 Refrigerator with intermediate temperature icemaking compartment Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 5 Active
US7607312B2 Insulated ice compartment for bottom mount refrigerator with temperature control system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Active
USD694297S1 Ice compartment assembly for refrigerator General 4 Active
US7891198B2 Method and apparatus for controlling temperature in a refrigerator Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Active
USD712440S1 Ice bin and cover assembly for a refrigerator General 3 Active
US7458229B2 Refrigerator with intermediate temperature icemaking compartment Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 3 Active
US8695370B2 Refrigerator ice compartment with intermediate temperature Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Active
US9879898B2 Insulated ice compartment for bottom mount refrigerator with controlled damper Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US9285151B2 Refrigerator with temperature control Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US10775092B2 Insulated ice compartment for bottom mount refrigerator with controlled damper Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
USD694296S1 In-door ice chute General 2 Active
US9222716B2 Refrigerator with temperature control Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.