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Willis E. Windish — 14 Patents

Caterpillar: 14 patents #346 of 8,398Top 5%
East Peoria, IL: #23 of 393 inventorsTop 6%
Illinois: #6,113 of 84,256 inventorsTop 8%
Overall (All Time): #332,869 of 4,157,543Top 9%
14 Patents All Time
Willis E. Windish has been granted 14 US patents while listed as an inventor at Caterpillar. The first was granted in 1982 and the most recent in April 1991. Willis E. Windish ranks #332,869 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 8.0%). Patent records list Willis E. Windish in East Peoria, IL, US.

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–14 of 14 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
5006100 Two-speed planetary gear mechanism Christopher D. Brandt, David Kettler, William W. Blake 1991-04-09 $15,088,000
4823639 Countershaft transmission Michael W. Krause 1989-04-25 $8,876,000
4676116 Countershaft transmission Karl A. Nerstad 1987-06-30 $10,943,000
4660425 Countershaft transmission auxiliary drive mechanism Karl A. Nerstad 1987-04-28 $9,706,000
4658673 Planetary transmission Karl A. Nerstad 1987-04-21 $9,516,000
4614133 Vehicle transmission having countershaft and planetary portions Karl A. Nerstad 1986-09-30 $11,342,000
4577524 Vehicle transfer gear and drive line brake mechanism David L. Richards 1986-03-25 $27,473,000
4560034 Annular multi-piston brake apparatus Marvin Schneider 1985-12-24 $4,212,000
4542801 Vehicle transfer gear mechanism David L. Richards 1985-09-24 $5,430,000
4531428 Planetary transmission 1985-07-30 $5,207,000
4446758 Planetary transmission James E. Winzeler 1984-05-08 $13,269,000
4420992 Planetary transmission 1983-12-20 $13,939,000
4368652 Friction assemblies for use in planetary transmissions 1983-01-18 $6,309,000
4318283 Torsional vibration damper assembly 1982-03-09 $4,295,000