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Daniel J. Sordelet — 23 Patents

Caterpillar: 12 patents #447 of 8,398Top 6%
IUIowa State University: 9 patents #48 of 1,643Top 3%
FUFoundation, Yonsei University: 1 patents #32 of 131Top 25%
UEUS Dept of Energy: 1 patents #1,355 of 5,099Top 30%
Rolls-Royce Plc: 1 patents #1,830 of 1,164Top 160%
Dunlap, IL: #25 of 474 inventorsTop 6%
Illinois: #3,100 of 84,256 inventorsTop 4%
Overall (All Time): #178,160 of 4,157,543Top 5%
23 Patents All Time
Daniel J. Sordelet has been granted 23 US patents while listed as an inventor at Caterpillar. The first was granted in 1995 and the most recent in September 2025. Daniel J. Sordelet ranks #178,160 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 4.3%). Patent records list Daniel J. Sordelet in Dunlap, IL, US.

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–23 of 23 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
12431260 High-velocity air-fuel coatings for conductor corrosion resistance 2025-09-30
11859290 Thin coatings for hydraulic components Kurt Steven Goslovich, Steven J. Henderson 2024-01-02 $64,852,000
11560190 Track chain components with hardface overlay Chandrasen Rameshlal Rathod, Roger L. Recker, Robert Jason Pickerill, Scott E. Keele, Douglas Trent Weaver 2023-01-24 $225,821,000
10837846 Method for sensor installation on component Arun Rajendran, John WHITE 2020-11-17 $129,881,000
10669602 Hardfacing process and parts produced thereby Robert L. Meyer, Fernando Martinez Diez 2020-06-02 $48,519,000
10252374 System and method for laser cladding in controlled environment Daniel Cavanaugh 2019-04-09 $110,773,000
10041528 Pin joint for coupling components Ronald Mark Ginn, Chad M. Arnold 2018-08-07 $30,117,000
10000839 Thermal spray composition and component made therewith 2018-06-19 $82,728,000
9737964 Steam oxidation of thermal spray substrate Thomas E. Clements, Robert E. Sharp 2017-08-22 $51,693,000
9555503 Machine component cladding strategy Kegan Luick, Daniel Cavanaugh, Justin Curtis Embrey 2017-01-31 $14,857,000
9303321 Cladding composition with flux particles Daniel Cavanaugh, Justin Curtis Embrey 2016-04-05 $15,094,000
9228609 Laser cladding fabrication method Andrew D. Steinmetz, Douglas Trent Weaver, Thierry Marchione 2016-01-05 $7,633,000
8821654 Pt metal modified γ-Ni+γ′-Ni3Al alloy compositions for high temperature degradation resistant structural alloys Brian Gleeson 2014-09-02
8334056 High-temperature coatings with Pt metal modified γ-Ni + γ′-Ni3Al alloy compositions Brian Gleeson, Wen Wang 2012-12-18
7531217 Methods for making high-temperature coatings having Pt metal modified γ-Ni +γ′-Ni3Al alloy compositions and a reactive element Brian Gleeson, Bingtao Li, William J. Brindley 2009-05-12
7273662 High-temperature coatings with Pt metal modified γ-Ni+γ′-Ni3Al alloy compositions Brian Gleeson, Wen Wang 2007-09-25
6669899 Ductile particle-reinforced amorphous matrix composite and method for manufacturing the same Dong Hyun Bae, Min Ha Lee, Jin Kyu Lee, Do Hyang Kim, Won Tae Kim 2003-12-30
6425504 One-piece, composite crucible with integral withdrawal/discharge section Matthew F. Besser, Robert L. Terpstra, Iver E. Anderson, Alan D. Hartman, Edward R. Argetsinger +3 more 2002-07-30
6358466 Thermal sprayed composite melt containment tubular component and method of making same Matthew F. Besser, Robert L. Terpstra, Iver E. Anderson 2002-03-19
6242108 Abrasion resistant coating and method of making the same Matthew F. Besser 2001-06-05 $33,000,000
5939151 Method and apparatus for reactive plasma atomization Paul D. Prichard, Matthew F. Besser 1999-08-17
5851317 Composite material reinforced with atomized quasicrystalline particles and method of making same Suleyman B. Biner, Barbara K. Lograsso, Iver E. Anderson 1998-12-22
5433978 Method of making quasicrystal alloy powder, protective coatings and articles Jeffrey E. Shield, Alan I. Goldman, Iver E. Anderson, Timothy W. Ellis, R. William McCallum 1995-07-18