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CATERPILLAR INC

Overview
  • Total Patents
    21,082
  • GoodIP Patent Rank
    201
  • Filing trend
    ⇩ 19.0%
About

CATERPILLAR INC has a total of 21,082 patent applications. It decreased the IP activity by 19.0%. Its first patent ever was published in 1977. It filed its patents most often in United States, WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) and China. Its main competitors in its focus markets engines, pumps and turbines, civil engineering and environmental technology are KOMATSU MFG CO LTD, VOLVO CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT and HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY.

Patent filings per year

Chart showing CATERPILLAR INCs patent filings per year from 1900 to 2020

Top inventors

# Name Total Patents
#1 Gudat Adam J 185
#2 Ries Jeffrey R 175
#3 Stockner Alan R 174
#4 Coldren Dana R 152
#5 Oertley Thomas E 149
#6 Shafer Scott F 146
#7 Diekevers Mark S 146
#8 Shinogle Ronald D 135
#9 Stratton Kenneth L 132
#10 Gibson Dennis H 130

Latest patents

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