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Murray A. Smith — 15 Patents

Caterpillar: 11 patents #501 of 8,398Top 6%
Orillia, CA: #1 of 86 inventorsTop 2%
Overall (All Time): #307,048 of 4,157,543Top 8%
15 Patents All Time
Murray A. Smith has been granted 15 US patents while listed as an inventor at Caterpillar. The first was granted in 1991 and the most recent in August 2018. Murray A. Smith ranks #307,048 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 7.4%). Patent records list Murray A. Smith in Orillia, ON, CA.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1991 to 2018Bar chart with a peak of 3 patents in 2012.peak 31991: 1 patents19912010: 1 patents20102012: 3 patents20122013: 2 patents20132014: 3 patents20142015: 3 patents20152016: 1 patents20162018: 1 patents2018

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–15 of 15 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
10041231 Excavator tooth retention apparatus Garrett D. Knight 2018-08-07
9297149 Ripper tip for a ripper shank assembly Emily J. Rivera, Clifford O. Jeske, Craig Harder 2016-03-29 $18,065,000
9139984 Retainer systems for ground engaging tools Scott Chenoweth, Garrett D. Knight 2015-09-22 $7,648,000
8967287 Ripper tip for a ripper shank assembly Emily J. Rivera, Clifford O. Jeske, Craig Harder 2015-03-03 $8,246,000
8959807 Edge protector for ground engaging tool assembly James Robert LaHood, Craig Harder 2015-02-24 $11,040,000
8887826 Shank protector for a ripper shank assembly Emily J. Rivera, Clifford O. Jeske, Craig Harder 2014-11-18 $52,123,000
8770311 Ripper shank assembly Emily J. Rivera, Clifford O. Jeske, Craig Harder 2014-07-08 $24,767,000
8701586 Magnetic wear saving device Craig Harder 2014-04-22
8397405 Ground engaging tool system Craig Harder 2013-03-19
8393097 Ground engaging tool system Craig Harder 2013-03-12 $21,825,000
8127475 Ground engaging tool system Craig Harder 2012-03-06 $41,099,000
8122622 Ground engaging tool system Craig Harder 2012-02-28 $323,495,000
8117772 Ground engaging tool system Craig Harder 2012-02-21 $71,505,000
7762015 Ground engaging tool system Craig Harder 2010-07-27 $34,934,000
5046279 Carrying case for fishing rod and reel Mark W. Lichfield 1991-09-10