Patents per Year
Top Inventors at Caterpiller All Time
Showing 1–41 of 41 inventors
| Rank | Name | Patents |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alan L. Stahl | 1 |
| 1 | Anthony J. Grichnik | 1 |
| 1 | Bradley S. Bashore | 1 |
| 1 | Bradford J. Holt | 1 |
| 1 | Bryan D. Moore | 1 |
| 1 | Christopher R. Gehrke | 1 |
| 1 | Daniel R. Puckett | 1 |
| 1 | David Thaler | 1 |
| 1 | Donald G. Clark | 1 |
| 1 | Frank Moeller | 1 |
| 1 | Gerard O. McCann | 1 |
| 1 | Jason K. Bloms | 1 |
| 1 | John J. Kaufman | 1 |
| 1 | Joseph Lee Rottman | 1 |
| 1 | Joseph E. Tabor | 1 |
| 1 | Justin Matthew Krager | 1 |
| 1 | Kevin L. Dea | 1 |
| 1 | Kevin L. Martin | 1 |
| 1 | Kranti K. Nellutla | 1 |
| 1 | Lowell R. Hall | 1 |
| 1 | Matthew J. Hansen | 1 |
| 1 | Michael R. Donoho, II | 1 |
| 1 | Michael Lee McWilliams | 1 |
| 1 | Michael Sattler | 1 |
| 1 | Michael P. Withrow | 1 |
| 1 | Prasanna M. Ballal | 1 |
| 1 | Prasad V. Parupalli | 1 |
| 1 | Rick T. Lasko | 1 |
| 1 | Rohit Arun Bhapkar | 1 |
| 1 | Ronald D. Shinogle | 1 |
| 1 | Scott Patrick Meyer | 1 |
| 1 | Scott G. Sinn | 1 |
| 1 | Steven Kohl Anderson | 1 |
| 1 | Steven W. Judy | 1 |
| 1 | Sudha Kottakapu | 1 |
| 1 | Thomas Lynn Grill | 1 |
| 1 | Thierry Marchione | 1 |
| 1 | Thomas R. Sandborg | 1 |
| 1 | Tyler V. Richards | 1 |
| 1 | Vernon R. Smith | 1 |
| 1 | William J. Renski | 1 |
Most Valuable Patents
| Patent | Est. Value | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Damped boring bar | $85M | 2020 |
| Fuel delivery temperature compensation system and method of operating same | $76M | 1995 |
| Exhaust system implementing temperature-constraining regeneration strategy | $66M | 2012 |
| Connector guard | $52M | 2017 |
| Output transfer group for mobile machine powertrain | $45M | 2017 |