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Eric D. Stemler — 12 Patents

Caterpillar: 12 patents #447 of 8,398Top 6%
Peoria, IL: #134 of 1,769 inventorsTop 8%
Illinois: #7,339 of 84,256 inventorsTop 9%
Overall (All Time): #396,045 of 4,157,543Top 10%
12 Patents All Time
Eric D. Stemler has been granted 12 US patents while listed as an inventor at Caterpillar. The first was granted in 1999 and the most recent in May 2012. Eric D. Stemler ranks #396,045 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 9.5%). Patent records list Eric D. Stemler in Peoria, IL, US.

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–12 of 12 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
8175790 Engine droop governor and method Matthew Mowers, Evan Jacobson 2012-05-08 $50,469,000
8025114 Differential steering control for a continuously variable transmission machine Harold Dabbs, Lance Cowper, Richard F. Shults 2011-09-27 $33,377,000
7942220 Differential steering control for a continuously variable transmission machine Harold Dabbs, Lance Cowper, Richard F. Shults 2011-05-17 $48,151,000
7658250 Energy storage and recovery for a tracked machine Michael D. Betz, Stephen C. Garnett, Chih Chieh Liang 2010-02-09 $36,205,000
7493205 Brake control system for an electric drive vehicle Hongliu Du, Saurabh Pandey, Thomas M. Sopko, Michael J. Barngrover, Brian D. Kuras 2009-02-17 $30,426,000
6371882 Control system and method for a multiple range continuously variable transmission using mechanical clutches Kent A. Casey, Ron L. Satzler 2002-04-16 $11,925,000
6300735 Control for a two degree of freedom electromechanical transmission and associated method 2001-10-09 $14,448,000
6203463 Transmission with variable ratio utilizing three planetaries, five members, a variable speed pump, and a variable speed motor and associated method for operatively connecting components associated therewith Kent A. Casey 2001-03-20 $27,457,000
6010422 Electro-mechanical transmission Stephen C. Garnett, Alan R. Coutant 2000-01-04 $28,684,000
5980410 Electro-mechanical transmission Stephen C. Garnett 1999-11-09 $32,325,000
5916050 Electro-mechanical transmission Alan R. Coutant, Stephen C. Garnett 1999-06-29 $53,291,000
5890981 Hydromechanical transmission having three planetaries and five members Alan R. Coutant, Stephen C. Garnett 1999-04-06 $51,260,000