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John J. Krone

Caterpillar: 55 patents #18 of 8,398Top 1%
MOMolex: 1 patents #940 of 1,726Top 55%
SMShin Caterpillar Mitsubishi: 1 patents #64 of 184Top 35%
Peoria, IL: #4 of 1,769 inventorsTop 1%
Illinois: #650 of 84,256 inventorsTop 1%
Overall (All Time): #44,142 of 4,157,543Top 2%
56 Patents All Time

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 26–50 of 56 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDate
7051639 Mounting apparatus and method for cylinder position sensor Daniel L. Mikrut 2006-05-30
6941827 Mounting apparatus and method for cylinder position sensor Daniel L. Mikrut 2005-09-13
6917867 Operator input device with tactile feedback Xiaodong Huang, Sairam Gopalan Velamakanni, Sabri Cetinkunt 2005-07-12
6655136 System and method for accumulating hydraulic fluid Bradford J. Holt, Andrew H. Nippert 2003-12-02
6446433 Hydraulic control system for improving pump response and dynamic matching of pump and valve Bradford J. Holt, Douglas W. Koehler, Michael A. Cobo 2002-09-10
6389343 Steering resistance device Robert Hefner, Kevin Huang, Andrew H. Nippert 2002-05-14
6321152 System and method for inhibiting saturation of a hydraulic valve assembly Stephen P. Amborski, Steven T. Ufheil 2001-11-20
6266596 Method and apparatus for controlling a mobile machine during start-up Darren A. Hartman, Kevin Huang, James Krellner 2001-07-24
5813226 Control scheme for pressure relief Yaoxin Qian 1998-09-29
5784945 Method and apparatus for determining a valve transform Qin Zhang 1998-07-28
5678470 Tilt priority scheme for a control system Douglas W. Koehler 1997-10-21
5653155 Method and apparatus for single lever control of multiple actuators Dennis J. Hausman 1997-08-05
5628229 Method and apparatus for indicating pump efficiency Dean Miller 1997-05-13
5622226 Method for controlling bounce of a work implement Dennis J. Hausman, Michael I. Cline 1997-04-22
5608316 Apparatus for detecting particles in a fluid and a method for operating same John W. Crayton, Terry D. Oltman, Cecilia A. Walacavage 1997-03-04
5608315 Apparatus for detecting particles in a fluid and a method for operating same John W. Crayton, Terry D. Oltman 1997-03-04
5580273 Hydraulic electrode seal Daniel J. Krieger 1996-12-03
5560387 Hydraulic flow priority system Lonnie J. Devier, Stephen V. Lunzman 1996-10-01
5415076 Hydraulic system having a combined meter-out and regeneration valve assembly Kazunori Yoshino 1995-05-16
5350152 Displacement controlled hydraulic proportional valve Eric A. Hutchison 1994-09-27
5348115 Cruise control for hydraulically driven vehicle Lonnie J. Devier, Stephen V. Lunzman, Howard A. Marsden 1994-09-20
5305681 Hydraulic control apparatus Lonnie J. Devier, Michael S. Lukich, Stephen V. Lunzman, Howard A. Marsden 1994-04-26
5299420 Redundant control system for a work vehicle Lonnie J. Devier, Stephen V. Lunzman, Howard A. Marsden 1994-04-05
5267441 Method and apparatus for limiting the power output of a hydraulic system Lonnie J. Devier, Stephen V. Lunzman, Howard A. Marsden 1993-12-07
5234069 Steering control system for vehicles having dual steering Delbert D. Dester 1993-08-10