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Willis Dane — 7 Patents

ACAqua Control: 3 patents #1 of 5Top 20%
Peru, IL: #4 of 41 inventorsTop 10%
Illinois: #13,121 of 84,256 inventorsTop 20%
Overall (All Time): #680,018 of 4,157,543Top 20%
7 Patents All Time
Willis Dane has been granted 7 US patents while listed as an inventor at Aqua Control. The first was granted in 2010 and the most recent in June 2025. Willis Dane ranks #680,018 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 16.4%). Patent records list Willis Dane in Peru, IL, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 2010 to 2025Bar chart with a peak of 2 patents in 2010.peak 22010: 2 patents20102016: 1 patents20162018: 1 patents20182022: 2 patents20222025: 1 patents2025

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–7 of 7 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDate
12320359 Submersible pump apparatus 2025-06-03
11433408 Multiple nozzle system 2022-09-06
11364510 Multiple nozzle system 2022-06-21
10077776 Submersible pump apparatus 2018-09-18
9347449 Submersible pump apparatus with multiple mechanical seals and multiple reservoirs to protect the motor from infiltration of undesired fluid 2016-05-24
D629493 Throat for floating fountains and display aerators Frederick E Fess, II, Steve Theisinger, Curt Spayer 2010-12-21
7713031 Submersible pump apparatus and method for using same 2010-05-11