Patent assignee · US · COMPANY

BJ-Hughes Inc.

35Patents
0Active
35Granted
37Portfolio score

Filing activity: Oct 10, 1973 → Aug 4, 1981

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4275788A Method of plugging a well Chemistry; Metallurgy 91 Expired
US4304433A Pipe gripping head Fixed Constructions 71 Expired
US4132243A Apparatus for feeding perforation sealer balls and the like into well treating fluid Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 55 Expired
US4345864A Pipe manipulator Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 46 Expired
US4351116A Apparatus for making multiple orientation measurements in a drill string Fixed Constructions 45 Expired
US4126348A Universal handling head for a pipe racker Fixed Constructions 42 Expired
US4187546A Computer-controlled oil drilling rig having drawworks motor and brake control arrangement Fixed Constructions 39 Expired
US4042014A Multiple stage cementing of well casing in subsea wells Fixed Constructions 33 Expired
US4139891A Elevator load control arrangement for a computer-controlled oil drilling rig Fixed Constructions 29 Expired
US3996737A Method of manufacturing elevator links and a cast elevator link blank for use in the method Performing Operations; Transporting 24 Expired
US4128888A Velocity control arrangement for a computer-controlled oil drilling rig Fixed Constructions 23 Expired
US4361940A Slip-type elevator locking mechanism Fixed Constructions 19 Expired
US4345648A Inflatable packer system Fixed Constructions 17 Expired
US4030746A Pipe handling head Fixed Constructions 16 Expired
US4050512A Stroke actuated well testing tool Fixed Constructions 15 Expired
US4316504A Check/relief valve for an inflatable packer system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 12 Expired
US4109800A Multi-stage well-drilling mast assembly Fixed Constructions 10 Expired
US4109488A Shock absorbing rotary drive coupling Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 9 Expired
US3999260A Rotary power slip assembly Fixed Constructions 9 Expired
US4216590A Wide angle inclinometer Fixed Constructions 9 Expired
US4333209A Rotary power slips Fixed Constructions 8 Expired
US4332619A Expansive admixture Chemistry; Metallurgy 8 Expired
US4328038A Resin coated aluminum Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Expired
USRE29830E Cementing plug launching apparatus General 7 Expired
US4320803A Valve retrieval mechanism for an inflatable packer system Fixed Constructions 7 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.