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Michael G. Kean — 64 Patents

JDJohn Deere: 61 patents #11 of 5,518Top 1%
DADanaher: 3 patents #671 of 2,950Top 25%
CUCarnegie Mellon University: 2 patents #334 of 1,507Top 25%
Maquoketa, IA: #1 of 19 inventorsTop 6%
Iowa: #64 of 15,303 inventorsTop 1%
Overall (All Time): #34,494 of 4,157,543Top 1%
64 Patents All Time
Michael G. Kean has been granted 64 US patents while listed as an inventor at John Deere. The first was granted in 2017 and the most recent in December 2025. Michael G. Kean ranks #34,494 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 0.83%). Patent records list Michael G. Kean in Maquoketa, IA, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 2017 to 2025Bar chart with a peak of 13 patents in 2021.peak 132017: 1 patents20172018: 2 patents20182019: 2 patents20192020: 11 patents20202021: 13 patents20212022: 9 patents20222023: 11 patents20232024: 8 patents20242025: 7 patents2025

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–25 of 64 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
12487086 Determination of an excavator swing boom angle based on an angular velocity ratio 2025-12-02
12427974 Multiple mode body swing collision avoidance system and method Rachel Bruflodt, Giovanni A. Wuisan, Brett S. Graham 2025-09-30
12421696 Controlling of a dumping of a load of an earth moving machine Tommi Juhani KAUPPINEN 2025-09-23
12385230 Generation for earth-moving operations 2025-08-12
12305368 Mobile machine control system Todd F. Velde 2025-05-20
12264460 Apparatuses and methods for measuring saddle linkage position of a motor grader Michael D. Peat, David A. Veasy 2025-04-01
12209384 Laser reference tracking and target corrections for work machines Bryan Rausch 2025-01-28
12173469 Apparatus and method for grade control 2024-12-24 $76,840,000
12091835 Work vehicle implement joint orientation system and method Todd F. Velde 2024-09-17 $113,946,000
12006663 Calibrating mounting misalignments of sensors on an implement of a work machine using swing motion 2024-06-11 $63,335,000
11970839 Excavator with improved movement sensing 2024-04-30 $89,383,000
11966220 Method and user interface for selectively assisted automation of loading operation stages for work vehicles Giovanni A. Wuisan 2024-04-23 $72,995,000
11946230 Container load assist system and method for a work vehicle Giovanni A. Wuisan, Scott J. Breiner, Kevin W. Campbell, Kurt A. Chipperfield, Nathaniel M. Czarnecki 2024-04-02 $87,336,000
11879231 System and method of selective automation of loading operation stages for self-propelled work vehicles Nathaniel M. Czarnecki, Ryan Stumvoll 2024-01-23 $103,562,000
11873621 System and method for tracking motion of linkages for self-propelled work vehicles in independent coordinate frames 2024-01-16 $42,760,000
11828041 Apparatuses and methods for measuring saddle linkage position of a motor grader Michael D. Peat, David A. Veasy 2023-11-28 $45,011,000
11821167 Excavator with improved movement sensing 2023-11-21 $58,141,000
11814816 Mobile work machine with object detection and machine path visualization Drew F. Harwell, Cale Darling 2023-11-14 $149,793,000
11755028 Mobile work machine with object detection using vision recognition 2023-09-12 $88,649,000
11702051 Vehicles with control systems to perform various functions based on payload weight and methods of operating the same David J. Myers, Michael R. Gratton, Todd F. Velde, Dustin T. Staade, Matthew Sbai +4 more 2023-07-18 $84,238,000
11680382 Controlling a work machine based on in-rubber tire/track sensor Mark J. Cherney 2023-06-20 $76,260,000
11661722 System and method for customized visualization of the surroundings of self-propelled work vehicles Rachel Bruflodt, Keith J. Lensing, Giovanni A. Wuisan 2023-05-30 $65,984,000
11647686 System and method for communicating the presence of proximate objects in a working area Drew F. Harwell 2023-05-16 $92,007,000
11640177 Control and mapping based on multi-vehicle sensor fusion Kenneth F. Barnes, Reginald M. Bindl 2023-05-02 $155,963,000
11624169 Excavator with improved movement sensing 2023-04-11 $160,360,000