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Thomas E. Clements — 6 Patents

Caterpillar: 6 patents #1,099 of 8,398Top 15%
Peoria, IL: #322 of 1,769 inventorsTop 20%
Illinois: #15,248 of 84,256 inventorsTop 20%
Overall (All Time): #779,687 of 4,157,543Top 20%
6 Patents All Time
Thomas E. Clements has been granted 6 US patents while listed as an inventor at Caterpillar. The first was granted in 1994 and the most recent in August 2017. Thomas E. Clements ranks #779,687 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 18.8%). Patent records list Thomas E. Clements in Peoria, IL, US.

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–6 of 6 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
9737964 Steam oxidation of thermal spray substrate Daniel J. Sordelet, Robert E. Sharp 2017-08-22 $51,693,000
7520940 Steam oxidation of powder metal parts Hyung Kyu Yoon, Daniel P. Vertenten, David A. Cusac 2009-04-21 $27,333,000
7169238 Carbide method and article for hard finishing resulting in improved wear resistance John B. Walenta, Charles F. Berndt, Steven M. Cross, Timothy M. Hoefft, Gary D. Keil 2007-01-30 $27,034,000
6238087 Method and apparatus for characterizing a quench Kenneth W. Burris, Leonid Chuzhoy 2001-05-29 $17,665,000
5841033 Process for improving fatigue resistance of a component by tailoring compressive residual stress profile, and article Kenneth W. Burris 1998-11-24 $34,878,000
5303468 Method of manufacturing a crankshaft Anthony F. Cieszkiewicz 1994-04-19 $17,978,000