Patent assignee · US · COMPANY

Varco Shaffer, Inc.

15Patents
1Active
15Granted
34Portfolio score

Filing activity: Dec 8, 1993 → Dec 9, 2003 · 1 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5735502A BOP with partially equalized ram shafts Fixed Constructions 101 Expired
US6374925B1 Well drilling method and system Fixed Constructions 99 Expired
US5588491A Rotating blowout preventer and method Fixed Constructions 96 Expired
US5662171A Rotating blowout preventer and method Fixed Constructions 95 Expired
US5400857A Oilfield tubular shear ram and method for blowout prevention Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 71 Expired
US6192680A Subsea hydraulic control system Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 57 Expired
US5897094A BOP with improved door connectors Fixed Constructions 55 Expired
US5575452A Blowout preventer with ram wedge locks Fixed Constructions 54 Expired
US5778918A Pilot valve with improved cage Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 53 Expired
US5505426A Hydraulically controlled blowout preventer Fixed Constructions 50 Expired
US5975484A Door connectors Fixed Constructions 49 Expired
US6244560A Blowout preventer ram actuating mechanism Fixed Constructions 48 Expired
US6719042B2 Shear ram assembly Fixed Constructions 37 Expired
US6857634B2 BOP assembly with metal inserts Fixed Constructions 34 Expired
US7380589B2 Subsea coiled tubing injector with pressure compensation Fixed Constructions 0 Active

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