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Eric W. Cler — 15 Patents

Caterpillar: 15 patents #314 of 8,398Top 4%
Oswego, IL: #11 of 226 inventorsTop 5%
Illinois: #5,664 of 84,256 inventorsTop 7%
Overall (All Time): #307,048 of 4,157,543Top 8%
15 Patents All Time
Eric W. Cler has been granted 15 US patents while listed as an inventor at Caterpillar. The first was granted in 2007 and the most recent in July 2025. Eric W. Cler ranks #307,048 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 7.4%). Patent records list Eric W. Cler in Oswego, IL, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 2007 to 2025Bar chart with a peak of 3 patents in 2017.peak 32007: 1 patents20072011: 2 patents20112017: 3 patents20172018: 3 patents20182020: 1 patents20202023: 2 patents20232024: 2 patents20242025: 1 patents2025

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–15 of 15 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
12353207 Digital panning of panoramic video to follow machine worktool movement Aaron R. Shatters, Michael A. Spielman, Jeffrey K. Berry 2025-07-08
12139889 Method for assisting or training operators to operate machines Michael A. Weber, David C. Copley, Norval P. Thomson, Michael Lynn Johnson, Brad Robert Van De Veer 2024-11-12 $118,431,000
12141895 System and method for communicating traction device slippage Shaun D. Currier, Aaron R. Shatters 2024-11-12 $118,431,000
11708681 System and method for bucket agitation during automated payload tip-off Shaun D. Currier 2023-07-25 $76,293,000
11643794 System and method for monitoring a machine operating at a worksite Aaron R. Shatters, Huzefa S Gulamhusein 2023-05-09 $127,802,000
10669691 Automatic dig assistance system for a machine Matthew Tinker, Michael A. Spielman, Aaron R. Shatters, Austin J. Scott, Jeffrey K. Berry +1 more 2020-06-02 $48,519,000
10054032 Thermal management system and method of thermal management during transmission calibration Matthew James Sirovatka, Matthew Scott Good 2018-08-21 $25,953,000
10041229 System and method for controlling operation of machine Zhijun Cai, Bradley K. Bomer, Jeffrey S. Alig, Aaron R. Shatters, Brad Robert Van De Veer +1 more 2018-08-07 $30,117,000
9938692 Wheel loader payload measurement system linkage acceleration compensation Aaron R. Shatters 2018-04-10 $23,224,000
9783959 Method of operating ride control system Andrew N. Schifferer, Eric C. Hughes 2017-10-10 $39,671,000
9683498 Turbocharger compressor anti-surge engine control strategy and method Urvish Joshi, Travis E. Barnes, Anand KrishnamurthyGopalan, Eric A. Hutchison, Kirti C. Tamhane +5 more 2017-06-20 $45,214,000
9551131 Power system having clutch-based fuel control modes Sairam Gopalan Velamakanni, Aaron Josiah Meyer 2017-01-24 $14,991,000
8011474 Powered access device Robin M. Boroski, Miguel A. Palacios, Eric R. O'Brien, Todd R. Okimoto, Christopher Cherwin +3 more 2011-09-06 $26,306,000
7962768 Machine system having task-adjusted economy modes Thomas Lynn Grill, Rick William Berlage, Lucas Adam Knapp 2011-06-14 $26,312,000
7276669 Payload overload control system Kristofor Lee Dahl, Wei Li, Randy Aneloski 2007-10-02 $65,414,000

Frequent Collaborators

Aaron R. Shatters6 shared
Michael A. Spielman2 shared
Sairam Gopalan Velamakanni2 shared
Shaun D. Currier2 shared
Jeffrey K. Berry2 shared
Brad Robert Van De Veer2 shared

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