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Delbert D. Dester — 7 Patents

Caterpillar: 7 patents #922 of 8,398Top 15%
Nashville, IL: #47 of 324 inventorsTop 15%
Illinois: #13,121 of 84,256 inventorsTop 20%
Overall (All Time): #680,018 of 4,157,543Top 20%
7 Patents All Time
Delbert D. Dester has been granted 7 US patents while listed as an inventor at Caterpillar. The first was granted in 1993 and the most recent in November 2001. Delbert D. Dester ranks #680,018 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 16.4%). Patent records list Delbert D. Dester in Nashville, IL, US.

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–7 of 7 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
6322473 Drive sprocket which has rotating members which are engaged by drive lugs of a track J. Scott Burdick, Kevin M. Egle, Thomas E. Oertley 2001-11-27 $12,362,000
6220378 Drive mechanism for a track type work machine having enhanced durability Thomas E. Oertley, J. Scott Burdick, Kevin M. Egle 2001-04-24 $24,022,000
6120405 Drive sprocket which has rotating members which are engaged by drive lugs of a track Thomas E. Oertley, Kevin M. Egle, J. Scott Burdick 2000-09-19 $17,643,000
5775447 Material deflecting assembly for a track assembly Dave E. Keedy 1998-07-07 $126,497,000
5302012 Composite tread ring for track roller Daniel L. Mikrut 1994-04-12 $29,615,000
5288143 Track roller assembly having a replaceable flange Daniel L. Mikrut 1994-02-22 $11,458,000
5234069 Steering control system for vehicles having dual steering John J. Krone 1993-08-10 $46,604,000