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David August Johnson — 27 Patents

JDJohn Deere: 24 patents #112 of 5,518Top 3%
Honeywell: 2 patents #6,924 of 16,504Top 45%
Durham, NC: #152 of 4,103 inventorsTop 4%
North Carolina: #1,521 of 45,564 inventorsTop 4%
Overall (All Time): #142,059 of 4,157,543Top 4%
27 Patents All Time
David August Johnson has been granted 27 US patents while listed as an inventor at John Deere. The first was granted in 1988 and the most recent in July 2025. David August Johnson ranks #142,059 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 3.4%). Patent records list David August Johnson in Durham, NC, US.

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–25 of 27 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
12372959 System and method for autonomous work machine approval Margaux M. Ascherl, Jeffrey E. Runde, Curtis A. Maeder, Erich Wassilak, Mario L. Donini 2025-07-29
12178149 Headland guidance tracks for farm machinery Gregory L. Peter, Jeffrey S. Puhalla, Daniel R. Smith, Heather R. Bradford 2024-12-31 $38,913,000
11778935 Controlling operating envelope for off-road equipment based on a digital fence Curtis A. Maeder, Jeffrey M. Tott, Megan L. Leininger 2023-10-10 $34,902,000
9807925 Robotic mower area coverage system 2017-11-07 $13,635,000
9788481 Robotic mower navigation system Colin E. Das 2017-10-17 $30,482,000
9464410 Collaborative vehicle control using both human operator and automated controller input Julian Sanchez, Eric R. Anderson, Mark Peter Sahlin 2016-10-11 $39,379,000
9072218 Boundary sensor assembly for a robotic lawn mower, robotic lawn mower and robotic lawn mower system Patrick W. Cross, Colin E. Das 2015-07-07 $10,940,000
9026299 Navigation system and method for autonomous mower Colin E. Das 2015-05-05 $26,148,000
8744626 Managing autonomous machines across multiple areas Noel W. Anderson, Kirk Eisenbeis 2014-06-03 $26,169,000
8433468 Robotic mower home finding system Jeffrey Thompson 2013-04-30 $19,493,000
8386133 Automated control of boom and attachment for work vehicle Mark Peter Sahlin, Jason Meredith, Jerry Anthony Samuelson, Eric R. Anderson 2013-02-26 $126,716,000
8359142 Varying irrigation scheduling based on height of vegetation Joshua D. Hoffman, Noel W. Anderson, Russell Thacher, Kirk Eisenbeis 2013-01-22 $71,981,000
8352113 Robotic mower boundary coverage system Monte Andre Dickson 2013-01-08 $12,224,000
8295979 Adaptive scheduling of a service robot Russell Thacher, Kirk Eisenbeis, Noel W. Anderson, Joshua D. Hoffman 2012-10-23 $45,673,000
8285460 Varying irrigation scheduling based on height of vegetation Joshua D. Hoffman, Noel W. Anderson, Russell Thacher, Kirk Eisenbeis 2012-10-09 $23,561,000
8204653 Automated control of boom and attachment for work vehicle Mark Peter Sahlin, Jason Meredith, Jerry Anthony Samuelson, Eric R. Anderson 2012-06-19 $32,130,000
8200398 Automated control of boom and attachment for work vehicle Mark Peter Sahlin, Jason Meredith, Jerry Anthony Samuelson, Eric R. Anderson 2012-06-12 $31,328,000
8036797 Method and system for controlling a vehicle for loading or digging material Mark Peter Sahlin, Eric R. Anderson, Mark J. Cherney 2011-10-11 $55,164,000
7894962 Automated control of boom and attachment for work vehicle Mark Peter Sahlin, Jason Meredith, Jerry Anthony Samuelson, Eric R. Anderson 2011-02-22 $31,473,000
7853384 Method and system for controlling a vehicle for loading or digging material Mark Peter Sahlin, Eric R. Anderson, Mark J. Cherney 2010-12-14 $42,498,000
7797860 Automated control of boom or attachment for work vehicle to a preset position Dennis Eric Schoenmaker, Mark Peter Sahlin, Jason Meredith, Jerry Anthony Samuelson, Eric R. Anderson 2010-09-21 $22,629,000
7752779 Automated control of boom or attachment for work vehicle to a preset position Dennis Eric Schoenmaker, Mark Peter Sahlin, Jason Meredith, Jerry Anthony Samuelson, Eric R. Anderson 2010-07-13 $21,496,000
7752778 Automated control of boom or attachment for work vehicle to a preset position Dennis Eric Schoenmaker, Mark Peter Sahlin, Jason Meredith, Jerry Anthony Samuelson, Eric R. Anderson 2010-07-13 $21,496,000
7748147 Automated control of boom or attachment for work vehicle to a present position Dennis Eric Schoenmaker, Mark Peter Sahlin, Jason Meredith, Jerry Anthony Samuelson, Eric R. Anderson 2010-07-06 $32,961,000
5361065 Windshear guidance system Terry L. Zweifel, J. Rene Barrios 1994-11-01 $3,342,000