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Michael P. Harmon — 24 Patents

Caterpillar: 24 patents #141 of 8,398Top 2%
Dunlap, IL: #24 of 474 inventorsTop 6%
Illinois: #2,896 of 84,256 inventorsTop 4%
Overall (All Time): #168,038 of 4,157,543Top 5%
24 Patents All Time
Michael P. Harmon has been granted 24 US patents while listed as an inventor at Caterpillar. The first was granted in 1994 and the most recent in April 2015. Michael P. Harmon ranks #168,038 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 4.0%). Patent records list Michael P. Harmon in Dunlap, IL, US.

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–24 of 24 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
9010209 Scissors gear assembly Brian J. Murphy, Anthony K. Chan 2015-04-21 $16,664,000
8695455 Transmission system and associated engine Travis T. Petry-Johnson, Franklin J. Struwe 2014-04-15 $17,703,000
8677973 Thrust plate for an internal combustion engine and method of operating same Travis T. Petry-Johnson, Christian Sabotta 2014-03-25 $26,940,000
8596247 Fuel delivery assembly Benjamin R. Tower, Craig P. Hittle 2013-12-03 $27,965,000
8074611 Thermostat assembly having integral cylinder head and thermostat housing William Lyle Schell, Paul F. Olsen, Geary Walter Smith, JR. 2011-12-13 $20,431,000
7975601 Engine cylinder liner Craig P. Hittle, Nathan Bjerk 2011-07-12 $22,046,000
7797937 EGR equipped engine having condensation dispersion device Dennis L. Endicott, David R. Wisley, James R. Weber, Ben Evans, Stephan D. Roozenboom +2 more 2010-09-21 $28,362,000
7650863 Variable engine valve actuation system having common rail Michael S. Bond, Steven J. Funke 2010-01-26 $66,656,000
7594485 Valve actuation system for internal combustion engine 2009-09-29 $98,109,000
7520257 Engine cylinder head Todd M. Adams, Scott A. Beatty, James William Brogdon, Humphrey Niven, James D. Peltier 2009-04-21 $27,333,000
7481048 Regeneration assembly Cho Y. Liang, Gregory J. Kaufmann, Mari Balmer-Millar 2009-01-27 $26,674,000
7434556 Engine valve actuation system 2008-10-14 $15,451,000
7007650 Engine valve actuation system 2006-03-07 $19,821,000
6971366 Integral lash adjustor for hydraulic compression engine brake Steven J. Funke, Scott Leman, Matthew Mickiewicz 2005-12-06 $47,319,000
6814044 Integrated gear train oil pump Christopher M. Elliott, Aaron J. Weber 2004-11-09 $73,554,000
6659092 Bypass assembly with annular bypass venturi for an exhaust gas recirculation system Gerald N. Coleman, Dennis D. Feucht, David A. Pierpont, Matthew D. Rampenthal 2003-12-09 $68,754,000
6640542 Bypass venturi assembly with single shaft actuator for an exhaust gas recirculation system Gerald N. Coleman, Dennis D. Feucht, David A. Pierpont, Matthew D. Rampenthal 2003-11-04 $26,217,000
6609373 Exhaust gas recirculation system with variable geometry turbine and bypass venturi assembly Gerald N. Coleman, David A. Pierpont, Dennis D. Feucht, Matthew D. Rampenthal 2003-08-26 $10,011,000
6439212 Bypass venturi assembly and elbow with turning vane for an exhaust gas recirculation system Gerald N. Coleman, Dennis D. Feucht, David A. Pierpont, Matthew D. Rampenthal 2002-08-27 $14,642,000
6293238 Rocker arm and rocker arm assembly for engines 2001-09-25 $16,230,000
6283090 Method and apparatus for operating a hydraulically-powered compression release brake assembly on internal combustion engine 2001-09-04 $15,812,000
5697341 Fill metered hydraulically actuated fuel injection system and method of fuel injection Thomas G. Ausman, Frederick A. Camplin, Douglas E. Longman, Lianghe Zuo 1997-12-16 $18,130,000
5478045 Damped actuator and valve assembly Thomas G. Ausman, Ronald D. Shinogle, Michael T. Zimmer 1995-12-26 $39,249,000
5375576 Damped actuator and valve assembly for an electronically-controlled injector Thomas G. Ausman, Ronald D. Shinogle, Michael T. Zimmer 1994-12-27 $14,826,000