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Robert L. Meyer — 42 Patents

Caterpillar: 39 patents #53 of 8,398Top 1%
NFNewpark Drilling Fluids: 1 patents #4 of 18Top 25%
Metamora, IL: #5 of 208 inventorsTop 3%
Illinois: #1,141 of 84,256 inventorsTop 2%
Overall (All Time): #72,062 of 4,157,543Top 2%
42 Patents All Time
Robert L. Meyer has been granted 42 US patents while listed as an inventor at Caterpillar. The first was granted in 2004 and the most recent in June 2020. Robert L. Meyer ranks #72,062 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 1.7%). Patent records list Robert L. Meyer in Metamora, IL, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 2004 to 2020Bar chart with a peak of 12 patents in 2016.peak 122004: 1 patents20042005: 2 patents2007: 1 patents20072008: 1 patents2010: 1 patents20102011: 2 patents2013: 2 patents20132014: 4 patents2015: 8 patents20152016: 12 patents2017: 4 patents20172019: 3 patents2020: 1 patents2020

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–25 of 42 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
10669602 Hardfacing process and parts produced thereby Daniel J. Sordelet, Fernando Martinez Diez 2020-06-02 $48,519,000
10272960 Nitrided track pin for track chain assembly of machine Robert Bierman, Zachary S. Birky 2019-04-30 $30,179,000
10252378 Hybrid laser cladding composition and component therefrom Mark S. Diekevers, Scott H. Magner, Gregory W. Tomlins 2019-04-09 $110,773,000
10167529 Hardfacing process and parts produced thereby Fernando Martinez Diez 2019-01-01
9623920 Track joint assemblies Temitope Olayemi Akinlua, Mark S. Diekevers, Caroline Marie Brewer, Gregory J. Kaufmann, Timothy A. Thorson +1 more 2017-04-18 $19,273,000
9610988 Track pin for track chains Timothy A. Thorson 2017-04-04 $33,248,000
9604681 Track joint assemblies Mark S. Diekevers, Caroline Marie Brewer, Gregory J. Kaufmann, Timothy A. Thorson, Kevin L. Steiner +1 more 2017-03-28 $17,151,000
9540814 Foundation column Brandon Meyer, Phillip T. Stoller 2017-01-10
9505453 Track joint assemblies Caroline Marie Brewer, Gregory J. Kaufmann, Timothy A. Thorson, Kevin L. Steiner, Mark S. Diekevers +1 more 2016-11-29 $19,158,000
9481411 Roller for a machine undercarriage Gregory J. Kaufmann, Mark S. Diekevers, Timothy A. Thorson 2016-11-01 $17,300,000
9469358 Idler for a machine undercarriage Gregory J. Kaufmann, Mark S. Diekevers, Timothy A. Thorson 2016-10-18 $23,695,000
D761882 Undercarriage track roller for mobile earthmoving machine Gregory J. Kaufmann, Mark S. Diekevers, Timothy A. Thorson 2016-07-19
9359023 Undercarriage assembly Gregory J. Kaufmann, Mark S. Diekevers, Timothy A. Thorson 2016-06-07 $20,887,000
9359024 Track link Gregory J. Kaufmann, Mark S. Diekevers, Timothy A. Thorson 2016-06-07 $20,887,000
9359025 Track link assembly Timothy A. Thorson, Gregory J. Kaufmann, Mark S. Diekevers 2016-06-07 $20,887,000
9333998 Undercarriage assembly with carrier skid Timothy A. Thorson, Gregory J. Kaufmann, Mark S. Diekevers 2016-05-10 $30,406,000
D752656 Undercarriage track shoe for mobile earthmoving machine Gregory J. Kaufmann, Mark S. Diekevers, William Jay Ulrich, IV 2016-03-29
D751609 Undercarriage track link for mobile earthmoving machine Gregory J. Kaufmann, Mark S. Diekevers, Timothy A. Thorson 2016-03-15
9243381 Erosion monitoring system for ground engaging tool Matthew J. Behmlander, Terri Lynn Atkinson, Jeremy R. Hammar 2016-01-26 $30,102,000
D747365 Undercarriage track system for mobile earthmoving machine Gregory J. Kaufmann, Mark S. Diekevers, Timothy A. Thorson 2016-01-12
D745898 Undercarriage track component for mobile earthmoving machine Gregory J. Kaufmann, Mark S. Diekevers, Timothy A. Thorson, William Jay Ulrich, IV 2015-12-22
9174293 Hardfacing process and parts produced thereby Fernando Martinez Diez 2015-11-03 $28,505,000
9140123 Cutting head tool for tunnel boring machine Gregory W. Tomlins, Glenn Mongillo, Baldev R. Patel 2015-09-22 $7,648,000
D739444 Undercarriage track idler for mobile earthmoving machine Gregory J. Kaufmann 2015-09-22
D738405 Undercarriage track system for mobile earthmoving machine Gregory J. Kaufmann, Mark S. Diekevers, Timothy A. Thorson 2015-09-08