Gerald E. Rains — 13 Patents at John Deere

Gerald E. Rains has been granted 13 US patents while listed as an inventor at John Deere. The first was granted in 2004 and the most recent in November 2025. Gerald E. Rains ranks #362,438 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 8.7%). Patent records list Gerald E. Rains in Eldridge, IA, US.

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Showing 1–13 of 13 patents

Patent #	Title	Co-Inventors	Date	Approx Value ⓘ
12457920	Intermediate tanks for frame weight distribution	Andrew W. Harmon	2025-11-04
12382857	Agricultural equipment with acoustic/vibration sensor and signal processing system	Scott C. McCartney, Cary S. Hubner, Houstin L. LICHTENWALNER, Bran Ferren	2025-08-12
12356886	Agricultural material distribution anomaly detection and control system	Terry L. Snipes, Robert T. Casper, William C. Hughes, Jason D. Walter, Elijah B. Garner +3 more	2025-07-15
11997941	Agricultural seed sensing and control system	Terry L. Snipes, Robert T. Casper, William C. Hughes, Jason D. Walter, Elijah B. Garner +3 more	2024-06-04	$70,240,000
11832547	Propulsion assembly for an agricultural implement	James R. Peterson, Nathan A. Mariman	2023-12-05	$70,173,000
11154004	Agricultural seed sensing and control system	Terry L. Snipes, Robert T. Casper, William C. Hughes, Jason D. Walter, Elijah B. Garner +3 more	2021-10-26	$70,974,000
9641962	Equipment architecture for high definition data	Timothy J. Kilworth, Scott Pilarczyk, Jason D. Walter, Tim Roszhart, Brent Smith +3 more	2017-05-02	$17,753,000
9635802	Automatic seeding system motor reversal	Michael E. Frasier	2017-05-02	$17,753,000
9196100	Equipment architecture for high definition data	Timothy J. Kilworth, Scott Pilarczyk, Jason D. Walter, Tim Roszhart, Brent Smith +3 more	2015-11-24	$11,665,000
7520115	Header float arm load compensation	Bruce A. Coers, Corwin M. Puryk, Benjamin M. Lovett, Sheldon Joseph Grywacheski, Mark Alan Melton	2009-04-21	$58,241,000
6982562	Multiple frequency grain moisture sensor for combines	James J. Phelan, Zachary W. Slavens, Andrzej Kozicki, Robert C. Funk	2006-01-03	$73,016,000
6917206	Multiple frequency grain moisture sensor for combines	James J. Phelan, Zachary W. Slavens, Andrzej Kozicki, Robert C. Funk	2005-07-12	$10,585,000
6686749	Multiple frequency grain moisture sensor for combines	James J. Phelan, Zachary W. Slavens, Andrzej Kozicki, Robert C. Funk	2004-02-03	$18,199,000

Gerald E. Rains — 13 Patents

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