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Robert C. Blad — 4 Patents

JDJohn Deere: 3 patents #1,512 of 5,518Top 30%
Ankeny, IA: #131 of 408 inventorsTop 35%
Iowa: #3,794 of 15,303 inventorsTop 25%
Overall (All Time): #1,080,739 of 4,157,543Top 30%
4 Patents All Time
Robert C. Blad has been granted 4 US patents while listed as an inventor at John Deere. The first was granted in 2003 and the most recent in July 2021. Robert C. Blad ranks #1,080,739 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 26.0%). Patent records list Robert C. Blad in Ankeny, IA, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 2003 to 2021Bar chart with a peak of 2 patents in 2003.peak 22003: 2 patents20032017: 1 patents20172021: 1 patents2021

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–4 of 4 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
11071254 System and method for directing a module wrap James T. Noonan, Kevin J. Goering, Mark A. Cracraft, Nile T. Ackerman, Justin E. Hummel +1 more 2021-07-27 $74,916,000
9622408 Harvester reversing engine fan Shaun J. Miller, Mark A. Cracraft, James T. Noonan, Cole D. Miller, Darren J. Cruchelow +1 more 2017-04-18 $14,655,000
6615758 Portable sail kit 2003-09-09
6588187 Harvester row unit height control with electrohydraulic proportional valve structure Jonathan L. Engelstad, James William Riesterer, Byron K. Miller 2003-07-08 $9,349,000