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Thomas E. Oertley — 44 Patents

Caterpillar: 44 patents #40 of 8,398Top 1%
Peoria, IL: #10 of 1,769 inventorsTop 1%
Illinois: #1,048 of 84,256 inventorsTop 2%
Overall (All Time): #66,838 of 4,157,543Top 2%
44 Patents All Time
Thomas E. Oertley has been granted 44 US patents while listed as an inventor at Caterpillar. The first was granted in 1989 and the most recent in January 2023. Thomas E. Oertley ranks #66,838 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 1.6%). Patent records list Thomas E. Oertley in Peoria, IL, US.

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–25 of 44 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
11565761 Track joint assembly in machine track having pin stop for cartridge pin retention Benjamin Isaac Jones, Thomas Ellmann 2023-01-31 $40,969,000
9238491 Crawler shoe having wear measurement features David J. Hakes, Roger E. Lawson 2016-01-19 $27,611,000
8490270 Lateral pin retention system and method Michael T. James 2013-07-23 $22,875,000
8333528 Lateral pin retention system and method Michael T. James 2012-12-18 $32,295,000
8291999 Control arrangement for motor grader blade Brian Howson, Christopher A. Junck, Chris Zach 2012-10-23 $36,830,000
7997659 Rotary cutter for tunnel boring machine Gregory J. Kaufmann, Robert L. Meyer, Dennis R. Shookman 2011-08-16 $24,609,000
7806209 Apparatus and method to reduce vibrations on a tracked work machine Michael R. Standish, James M. Hollister, Margaret M. Lamb, Roy L. Maguire, Roger L. Recker +1 more 2010-10-05 $48,209,000
7614709 Tapered master link design for tracked undercarriage 2009-11-10 $46,175,000
7374257 Machine track roller assembly 2008-05-20 $233,005,000
7309186 Pin cartridge for a pin joint 2007-12-18 $89,694,000
6899651 Reduced sound transmitting sprocket 2005-05-31 $48,323,000
6846051 Joint assembly to resist galling Michael S. Bottom, Thomas M. Hoefft, Jeff A. Jensen, Jason L. Kupferschmid, Eric A. Mathewson +2 more 2005-01-25 $41,448,000
6783196 Master link for a track chain Roy L. Maguire, Kevin M. Egle 2004-08-31 $28,167,000
6739678 Isolated idler assembly Gregory Barton Moebs, Abram T. Valencic 2004-05-25 $16,390,000
6682155 Track tension adjustment management actuator Brian D. Hoff 2004-01-27 $31,536,000
6652043 Reduced sound transmitting idler for track-type vehicles 2003-11-25 $19,055,000
6564539 Method and apparatus for retaining a track chain joint Billy R. Bedford, Loreena S. Plouse 2003-05-20 $12,165,000
6540630 Reduced sound transmitting sprocket for track-type machines 2003-04-01 $23,837,000
6485116 Joint assembly to resist galling 2002-11-26 $9,346,000
6457304 Method and apparatus for retaining a track chain joint Billy R. Bedford, Loreena S. Plouse 2002-10-01 $8,612,000
6431008 Method and apparatus for determining a slack-side tension of a track on an earthworking machine Dennis R. Shookman, Jin Suzuki, Daniel L. Mikrut 2002-08-13 $10,441,000
6416142 Reduced sound transmitting idler for track-type vehicles 2002-07-09 $24,234,000
6382742 Cartridge assembly for a track chain of a track type work machine Michael D. Hasselbusch, Roy L. Maguire, Darby R. Robertson 2002-05-07 $22,706,000
6354678 Apparatus and method for adjusting tension of a drive track chain of a work machine which utilizes a sensor for sensing position of an undercarriage component 2002-03-12 $16,026,000
6322473 Drive sprocket which has rotating members which are engaged by drive lugs of a track J. Scott Burdick, Delbert D. Dester, Kevin M. Egle 2001-11-27 $12,362,000