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Donald C. Gates — 14 Patents

EXExpertek: 6 patents #1 of 3Top 35%
AMAlloway Manufacturing: 3 patents #1 of 2Top 50%
GIGeneral Inspection: 1 patents #9 of 12Top 75%
Fargo, ND: #32 of 650 inventorsTop 5%
North Dakota: #102 of 2,395 inventorsTop 5%
Overall (All Time): #332,869 of 4,157,543Top 9%
14 Patents All Time
Donald C. Gates has been granted 14 US patents while listed as an inventor at Expertek. The first was granted in 1981 and the most recent in December 2025. Donald C. Gates ranks #332,869 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 8.0%). Patent records list Donald C. Gates in Fargo, ND, US.

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–14 of 14 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDate
12503824 Tie-back rod bracket 2025-12-23
5608530 Inspection device for measuring a geometric dimension of a part 1997-03-04
5263361 Apparatus for leak testing a fluid containing chamber utilizing a laser beam 1993-11-23
5237855 Apparatus for leak testing a fluid containing chamber 1993-08-24
5054311 Fully automated leak testing apparatus 1991-10-08
4924694 Apparatus for leak testing a fluid containing chamber 1990-05-15
4862731 Fuel tank leak detection apparatus 1989-09-05
4854158 Method and apparatus for leak testing a fluid containing chamber 1989-08-08
4791805 Fuel tank leak detection apparatus 1988-12-20
4437335 Gauge and method of determining the existence of irregularities in a surface of an article 1984-03-20
4342367 Folding tool bar 1982-08-03
4308714 Three drum defoliator 1982-01-05
4301646 Defoliator Wayne S. Tonsfeldt 1981-11-24
4291524 Method of defoliating 1981-09-29