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Larry E. Kendrick — 14 Patents

Caterpillar: 14 patents #346 of 8,398Top 5%
Peoria, IL: #101 of 1,769 inventorsTop 6%
Illinois: #6,113 of 84,256 inventorsTop 8%
Overall (All Time): #332,869 of 4,157,543Top 9%
14 Patents All Time
Larry E. Kendrick has been granted 14 US patents while listed as an inventor at Caterpillar. The first was granted in 1989 and the most recent in October 2012. Larry E. Kendrick ranks #332,869 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 8.0%). Patent records list Larry E. Kendrick in Peoria, IL, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1989 to 2012Bar chart with a peak of 2 patents in 2001.peak 21989: 1 patents19891991: 1 patents1993: 1 patents19931996: 1 patents1999: 1 patents19992000: 1 patents2001: 2 patents20012002: 2 patents2003: 1 patents20032004: 1 patents2005: 1 patents20052012: 1 patents2012

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–14 of 14 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
8296019 Autoload system for excavation based on productivity 2012-10-23 $36,830,000
6843755 Power management system Gareth John Estebanez, David L. Collins, Brian E. Lister, James B. Maddock, Robert Murray +4 more 2005-01-18 $14,859,000
6810366 Method and apparatus for filtering a signal using a deadband Samir Med Kherat, Muhammed Were 2004-10-26 $60,397,000
6508107 Method and apparatus for determining an oil grade of an actuating fluid Darwin R. Carrell, Gregory J. Speckhart, Michael S. Lukich 2003-01-21 $41,828,000
6447423 Method and apparatus for adjusting transmission ratio commands for a continuously variable transmission Howard N. Cannon 2002-09-10 $21,235,000
6415652 Method and apparatus for determining an oil grade of an actuating fluid Darwin R. Carrell, Gregory J. Speckhart, Michael S. Lukich 2002-07-09 $24,234,000
6216528 Method and apparatus for determining a viscosity of an actuating fluid Darwin R. Carrell, Michael S. Lukich, Kirk Shively 2001-04-17 $11,964,000
6189378 Electronically controlled fuel injector trimming Michael S. Lukich, James Mutti 2001-02-20 $46,580,000
6021754 Method and apparatus for dynamically calibrating a fuel injector 2000-02-08 $19,400,000
5873427 Method and apparatus for controlling a load of an engine associated with a hydrostatic drive system Alan L. Ferguson, Conrad G. Grembowicz 1999-02-23 $15,274,000
5576962 Control system and method for a hydrostatic drive system Alan L. Ferguson, Conrad G. Grembowicz 1996-11-19 $16,022,000
5187709 Fault tolerant serial communications network Gregory L. Williamson, Weldon L. Phelps 1993-02-16 $9,453,000
5040119 Draft control apparatus and method Gerald D. Hardy, John P. Hoffman, Stephen W. Rector 1991-08-13 $27,939,000
4852657 Apparatus for selectively positioning movable work element with preselected maximum velocity control Gerald D. Hardy, John P. Hoffman 1989-08-01 $6,897,000