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Francis E. Schlueter — 16 Patents

JDJohn Deere: 15 patents #255 of 5,518Top 5%
OMOrthman Manufacturing: 1 patents #4 of 11Top 40%
Des Moines, IA: #33 of 657 inventorsTop 6%
Iowa: #845 of 15,303 inventorsTop 6%
Overall (All Time): #284,196 of 4,157,543Top 7%
16 Patents All Time
Francis E. Schlueter has been granted 16 US patents while listed as an inventor at John Deere. The first was granted in 1980 and the most recent in June 1997. Francis E. Schlueter ranks #284,196 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 6.8%). Patent records list Francis E. Schlueter in Des Moines, IA, US.

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–16 of 16 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
5636703 Rotary axle-mounted feedback transducer Clark S. Papke, William McCoy, Timothy A. Deutsch 1997-06-10 $91,328,000
5601486 Cotton basket door and lid structure 1997-02-11 $23,487,000
5490372 Cotton harvester 1996-02-13 $19,360,000
5394679 Cotton harvester 1995-03-07 $5,275,000
5311728 Cotton harvester 1994-05-17 $19,158,000
5065569 Valve interlock system for a harvester having an unloadable crop receiving receptacle 1991-11-19 $4,654,000
4930297 Telescoping basket for a cotton harvester Kenneth C. McConnell, Steve A. Junge, Steve H. McBee 1990-06-05 $2,590,000
4706710 Cylinder-mounted rotary valve Vernis H. Meyer 1987-11-17
4630431 Combination platform and shield for an implement Joel M. Schreiner 1986-12-23 $5,775,000
4606177 Cotton cleaning structure for a cotton harvester 1986-08-19 $3,526,000
4483131 Tractor-mounted harvester 1984-11-20 $1,245,000
4348856 Tractor mounted cotton harvester Russell D. Copley 1982-09-14 $5,841,000
4344271 Head assembly for a cotton harvester Brian Kent 1982-08-17 $3,041,000
4338770 Row unit for a cotton harvester 1982-07-13 $9,231,000
4255919 Cotton harvester with an offset head Russell D. Copley, Mark W. Porter 1981-03-17 $16,340,000
4229931 Hydraulic height sensing system with cylinder by-pass Russell D. Copley, Leon F. Sanderson 1980-10-28 $7,019,000