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Eldon D. Oestmann — 4 Patents

Caterpillar: 4 patents #1,672 of 8,398Top 20%
Morton, IL: #70 of 245 inventorsTop 30%
Illinois: #21,640 of 84,256 inventorsTop 30%
Overall (All Time): #1,080,739 of 4,157,543Top 30%
4 Patents All Time
Eldon D. Oestmann has been granted 4 US patents while listed as an inventor at Caterpillar. The first was granted in 1985 and the most recent in January 2005. Eldon D. Oestmann ranks #1,080,739 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 26.0%). Patent records list Eldon D. Oestmann in Morton, IL, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1985 to 2005Bar chart with a peak of 2 patents in 1985.peak 21985: 2 patents19851996: 1 patents19962005: 1 patents2005

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–4 of 4 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
6846152 Overshot loader for autonomous operation Daniel L. Mikrut, Charles J. Chappell, Ronald O. Groth, Noel J. Rytter 2005-01-25 $41,448,000
5497804 Integral position sensing apparatus for a hydraulic directional valve George Codina, Gary J. Shane 1996-03-12 $21,147,000
4557157 Vehicle steering differential 1985-12-10 $7,493,000
4514014 Integral idler track adjusting and recoil apparatus David J. Balzer, Thomas M. Dennison, Marvin G. Getz 1985-04-30 $21,722,000