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Michael C. Steele — 5 Patents

JDJohn Deere: 5 patents #968 of 5,518Top 20%
Orion, IL: #5 of 22 inventorsTop 25%
Illinois: #18,025 of 84,256 inventorsTop 25%
Overall (All Time): #907,971 of 4,157,543Top 25%
5 Patents All Time
Michael C. Steele has been granted 5 US patents while listed as an inventor at John Deere. The first was granted in 2020 and the most recent in September 2025. Michael C. Steele ranks #907,971 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 21.8%). Patent records list Michael C. Steele in Orion, IL, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 2020 to 2025Bar chart with a peak of 2 patents in 2024.peak 22020: 1 patents20202024: 2 patents20242025: 2 patents2025

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–5 of 5 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
12419231 Sensing and control of liquid application using an agricultural machine Grant J. Wonderlich, Kenneth E. Herrmann, Kilian Wolff, Gerrit Pruessmann 2025-09-23
12382855 Acceleration compensation in controlling a seeding machine Martin Heinold, Jason D. Walter, Christian Waibel, Ricardo Zamudio, II, Grant J. Wonderlich +1 more 2025-08-12
12029146 Implement having weight transfer system and method of operating the same Colter W. Kinney, Grant J. Wonderlich 2024-07-09 $44,634,000
11944046 Sensing and control of liquid application using an agricultural machine Grant J. Wonderlich, Kenneth E. Herrmann, Kilian Wolff, Gerrit Pruessmann 2024-04-02 $87,336,000
10827740 Sensing flow and control of liquid application using an agricultural machine with row pressure sensors Grant J. Wonderlich, Kenneth E. Herrmann 2020-11-10 $20,514,000