Inventor · Houston, TX, US

Aaron J. Dick

19Patents
6h-index
33Co-inventors
66Inventor score

Filing activity: Aug 21, 1996 → Dec 17, 2020

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7387177B2 Bearing insert sleeve for roller cone bit Fixed Constructions 55 Active
US7234541B2 DLC coating for earth-boring bit seal ring Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 49 Expired
US7861805B2 Conformal bearing for rock drill bit Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 35 Active
US7946768B2 Bearing apparatuses, systems including same, and related methods Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 19 Active
US5735355A Rock melting tool with annealer section Fixed Constructions 8 Expired
US7128171B2 Hydrodynamic pump passages for rolling cone drill bit Fixed Constructions 7 Expired
US8834026B2 Bearings for downhole tools, downhole tools incorporating such bearings, and methods of cooling such bearings Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Active
US8196682B2 Earth boring bit with wear resistant bearing and seal Fixed Constructions 3 Active
US8028770B2 Conformal bearing for rock drill bit Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 3 Active
US9290997B2 Downhole tools including bearings and methods of forming same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US7267186B2 Magnetic face seal for rock drill bit bearings Fixed Constructions 1 Expired
US9316055B2 Drill bit with a dynamic metal seal Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US11401819B2 Turbine blade platform cooling holes Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US8776916B2 Drilling motors with elastically deformable lobes Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US7465096B2 Earth boring bit with tilted hydrodynamic thrust bearing Fixed Constructions 0 Expired
US7694754B2 Stabilized seal for rock bits Fixed Constructions 0 Active
US10282495B2 Methods of evaluating performance of cutting elements for earth-boring tools Physics 0 Active
US10605008B2 Methods of forming a cutting element including a multi-layered cutting table, and related cutting elements and earth-boring tools Chemistry; Metallurgy 0 Active
US7975779B2 Threaded cone retention system for roller cone bits Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 0 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.