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Michael D. Gandrud — 17 Patents

SASauer-Danfoss: 15 patents #1 of 141Top 1%
DADanfoss Power Solutions Aps: 2 patents #23 of 73Top 35%
Ames, IA: #63 of 1,427 inventorsTop 5%
Iowa: #786 of 15,303 inventorsTop 6%
Overall (All Time): #263,971 of 4,157,543Top 7%
17 Patents All Time
Michael D. Gandrud has been granted 17 US patents while listed as an inventor at Sauer-Danfoss. The first was granted in 2003 and the most recent in August 2016. Michael D. Gandrud ranks #263,971 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 6.3%). Patent records list Michael D. Gandrud in Ames, IA, US.

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–17 of 17 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
9410544 Charged hydraulic system Onno Kuttler, Luke Wadsley, Pierre Joly 2016-08-09
9188114 Charged hydraulic system Onno Kuttler, Luke Wadsley, Pierre Joly 2015-11-17
8469677 Check valve pump with electric bypass valve 2013-06-25
7640897 Fan design and method of operating Chad J. Daniel, Simon L. Nielsen, Jeff Herrin 2010-01-05 $12,063,000
7594377 Means of adjusting ground speed of a vehicle based on load on blade assembly Lynn T. Jansen 2009-09-29 $3,927,000
7316115 Means and method for controlling a hydromechanical transmission in dual mode Lynn T. Jansen 2008-01-08 $3,327,000
7317290 Tandem battery powered inverter and method of implementing the same Torben Frederiksen, Jeff Herrin 2008-01-08 $3,327,000
7300260 Special fluids for use in a hydrostatic transmission 2007-11-27 $3,282,000
7182583 Electro-hydraulic power unit with a rotary cam hydraulic power unit Torben Frederiksen, Hans Esders 2007-02-27 $13,372,000
7111458 Electrical loop flushing system 2006-09-26 $8,807,000
7038339 Method and means of sealing an electrical conductor through the housing of a fluid filled motor 2006-05-02 $3,565,000
7011113 Hydraulic cartridge valve solenoid coil for direct mount to a printed circuit board 2006-03-14 $9,065,000
6931847 Flow sharing priority circuit for open circuit systems with several actuators per pump Charles D. Throckmorton, Jimmy W. Bolinger 2005-08-23 $3,468,000
6925892 Method and means for monitoring torque in a hydraulic power unit 2005-08-09 $3,812,000
6817253 Method and means for measuring torque in hydraulic power units 2004-11-16 $6,667,000
6750621 Method and system for non-contact sensing of motion of a roller drum 2004-06-15 $2,840,000
6577141 System and method for capacitance sensing of pavement density 2003-06-10 $2,507,000