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David E. Steffen — 6 Patents

DIDickey-John: 6 patents #3 of 45Top 7%
Chatham, IL: #5 of 37 inventorsTop 15%
Illinois: #15,248 of 84,256 inventorsTop 20%
Overall (All Time): #779,687 of 4,157,543Top 20%
6 Patents All Time
David E. Steffen has been granted 6 US patents while listed as an inventor at Dickey-John. The first was granted in 1980 and the most recent in October 1998. David E. Steffen ranks #779,687 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 18.8%). Patent records list David E. Steffen in Chatham, IL, US.

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–6 of 6 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
5819512 Apparatus and method for sensing material build-up Ronald E. Steffen, Ernie J. Poani 1998-10-13
4555624 High rate seed sensor 1985-11-26 $105,000
4307390 Corn and soybean sensor Victor D. Goeckner 1981-12-22 $159,000
4277833 Planter population monitor 1981-07-07 $290,000
4262288 Electronic disabling switch Robert C. Lanphier, III, James H. Anson, Harold O. McCarty 1981-04-14 $320,000
4225930 Planter population monitor 1980-09-30 $161,000