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Daniel T. Mather — 14 Patents

Caterpillar: 14 patents #346 of 8,398Top 5%
SMShin Caterpillar Mitsubishi: 3 patents #24 of 184Top 15%
Lockport, IL: #17 of 216 inventorsTop 8%
Illinois: #6,113 of 84,256 inventorsTop 8%
Overall (All Time): #332,869 of 4,157,543Top 9%
14 Patents All Time
Daniel T. Mather has been granted 14 US patents while listed as an inventor at Caterpillar. The first was granted in 1996 and the most recent in January 2018. Daniel T. Mather ranks #332,869 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 8.0%). Patent records list Daniel T. Mather in Lockport, IL, US.

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Showing 1–14 of 14 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
9878737 Hydraulic steering control system Carl McIlheran, David A. Mork, Christopher W. Johnson, Michael Hudson 2018-01-30 $39,433,000
9869359 Hydraulic system with an unloading valve Carl McIlheran, Andrew J. Kleitsch, John Cody Vacca, Michael Hudson, Derek W. Holmes 2018-01-16 $42,721,000
9764671 Unloading relief valve John Cody Vacca, Bala Natarajan Balashanmugam, Partiban Chengalvarayan, Carl McIlheran, Thomas Dale Morris 2017-09-19 $31,388,000
8966890 Method and arrangement for active make-up in an overrunning actuator Troy A. Shawgo, Daniel H. Killion, Vishnu Irigireddy, Deepak Amaravadi, Dayao Chen +5 more 2015-03-03 $8,246,000
7658065 Hydraulic system having in-sump energy recovery device David P. Smith, Igor Strashny 2010-02-09 $36,205,000
7631738 Fluidly actuated sprag David P. Smith, Eric Lauterbach, Jonathan Lewis Buelow 2009-12-15 $102,141,000
7497156 Fluid motor David P. Smith, Eric Lauterbach, Jonathan Lewis Buelow 2009-03-03 $14,489,000
7444809 Hydraulic regeneration system David P. Smith 2008-11-04 $29,377,000
7258058 Metering valve with integral relief and makeup function David P. Smith, Wayne W. Lark 2007-08-21 $52,438,000
7240604 Electro-hydraulic metering valve with integral flow control David P. Smith 2007-07-10 $61,387,000
6955115 Hydraulic circuit having pressure equalization during regeneration Michael A. A'Hearn, Thomas J. Hajek, Sr., Larry W. Lorimor, Srikrishnan T. Tolappa 2005-10-18 $83,106,000
6782697 Pressure-compensating valve with load check 2004-08-31 $28,167,000
6293181 Control system providing a float condition for a hydraulic cylinder Thomas J. Hajek, Jr., Srikrishnan T. Tolappa 2001-09-25 $16,230,000
5546847 Hydraulic cylinder snubbing arrangement Charles E. Rector, Steven R. Wells, Robin S. Arndt 1996-08-20 $24,835,000