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Christopher E. Bright — 8 Patents

Caterpillar: 8 patents #786 of 8,398Top 10%
Raleigh, NC: #1,049 of 6,378 inventorsTop 20%
North Carolina: #6,637 of 45,564 inventorsTop 15%
Overall (All Time): #600,572 of 4,157,543Top 15%
8 Patents All Time
Christopher E. Bright has been granted 8 US patents while listed as an inventor at Caterpillar. The first was granted in 2001 and the most recent in November 2025. Christopher E. Bright ranks #600,572 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 14.4%). Patent records list Christopher E. Bright in Raleigh, NC, US.

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–8 of 8 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
12467239 Machine with a boom link and position sensor Vincent A. Armstrong, Joshua D. Callaway, Benjamin J. Terry, Michael C. Layko 2025-11-11
12421692 House swing sensor follower pinion Vincent A. Armstrong, Joshua D. Callaway, Benjamin J. Terry 2025-09-23
10056009 Training apparatus Andrew John Smith, Justin Douglas Speichinger 2018-08-21 $25,953,000
8340868 Steering system and method of steering a machine Norval P. Thomson, Steven A. Daniel, John V. Mount 2012-12-25
8055411 Steering system and method of steering a machine Norval P. Thomson, Steven A. Daniel, John V. Mount 2011-11-08 $64,979,000
7204085 Power source derating component protection system Gregory A. Epplin, William Christopher Swick 2007-04-17 $41,715,000
6694240 Control system for and method of operating a work machine W. Christopher Swick, Clayton Padgett, Gregory A. Epplin 2004-02-17 $24,271,000
6168369 Carrier retainer system Michael Gibbons 2001-01-02 $23,852,000