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2021
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John Deere
›
Keith N. Chaston
KC
Keith N. Chaston
— 2 Patents in 2021
MG
Marquardt Gmbh
:
1
patents
#1
of
3
Top 35%
JD
John Deere
:
1
patents
#273
of
734
Top 40%
Dubuque, IA
:
#20
of
98
inventors
Top 25%
Iowa
:
#267
of
1,785
inventors
Top 15%
Overall
(2021):
#142,204
of
548,734
Top 30%
2
Patents 2021
Issued Patents
2021
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2
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Patent #
Title
Co-Inventors
Date
Approx Value ⓘ
11161410
Machine control using biometric recognition
Joshua C. Heitsman
,
Reginald M. Bindl
,
Michael G. Kean
,
John M. Hageman
,
Mark J. Cherney
+1 more
2021-11-02
$37,484,000
10999700
Communication elements, communication systems, time-of-use tracking elements, methods of communicating, and methods of controlling communication of information regarding assets
Christopher Berry
,
Stephen McMahon
2021-05-04
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