Patent assignee · US · COMPANY

TerraTek, Inc.

23Patents
6Active
23Granted
38Portfolio score

Filing activity: Jul 6, 1976 → May 29, 2009 · 6 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4384613A Method of in-situ retorting of carbonaceous material for recovery of organic liquids and gases Fixed Constructions 300 Expired
US4547468A Hollow proppants and a process for their manufacture Chemistry; Metallurgy 121 Expired
US4198953A Solar illuminated energy conserving greenhouse Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 43 Expired
US4634315A Forced refreezing method for the formation of high strength ice structures Fixed Constructions 36 Expired
US4198870A Constant point of load application fracture specimen loading machine Physics 28 Expired
US4241796A Active drill stabilizer assembly Fixed Constructions 25 Expired
US4044828A Process for direct measurement of the orientation of hydraulic fractures Fixed Constructions 20 Expired
US8234912B2 Apparatus for continuous measurement of heterogeneity of geomaterials Physics 20 Active
US4679441A Pressure balanced loading piston for triaxial test cells Physics 19 Expired
US8200465B2 Heterogeneous earth models for a reservoir field Physics 15 Active
US4182215A Failsafe hydraulic prestressing nut Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 15 Expired
US4299120A Method for determining plane strain fracture toughness of non-elastic fracture mechanics specimens Physics 14 Expired
US7983885B2 Method and apparatus for multi-dimensional data analysis to identify rock heterogeneity Physics 13 Active
US4152941A Process for measuring the fracture toughness of rock under simulated down-hole stress conditions Physics 11 Expired
US4116049A Method for measuring plane strain fracture toughness Physics 11 Expired
US8347959B2 Method and system for increasing production of a reservoir Fixed Constructions 8 Active
US4462617A High pressure rotary coupling Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 8 Expired
US4075884A Fracture specimen loading machine Physics 6 Expired
US4630868A Process for solution mining Fixed Constructions 6 Expired
US8646526B2 Method and system for increasing production of a reservoir using lateral wells Fixed Constructions 5 Active
US4289036A Gauge for measuring the mouth opening displacement of fracture toughness test specimens Physics 5 Expired
US4637217A Rapid construction of ice structures with chemically treated sea water Fixed Constructions 4 Expired
US7926588B2 Optimizing drilling performance using a selected drilling fluid Fixed Constructions 1 Active

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