Inventor · York, GB

Alan Martyn Eddison

36Patents
21h-index
18Co-inventors
82Inventor score

Filing activity: Feb 1, 1991 → Oct 16, 2015

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5311952A Apparatus and method for directional drilling with downhole motor on coiled tubing Fixed Constructions 109 Expired
US6279670A Downhole flow pulsing apparatus Fixed Constructions 108 Expired
US5139094A Directional drilling methods and apparatus Fixed Constructions 105 Expired
US6615933B1 Downhole tool with extendable members Fixed Constructions 84 Expired
US5484029A Steerable drilling tool and system Fixed Constructions 74 Expired
US5617926A Steerable drilling tool and system Fixed Constructions 61 Expired
US6508317B2 Downhole apparatus and method of use Fixed Constructions 59 Expired
US6439318B1 Downhole apparatus Fixed Constructions 56 Expired
US5181576A Downhole adjustable stabilizer Fixed Constructions 56 Expired
US5520256A Articulated directional drilling motor assembly Fixed Constructions 45 Expired
US7168493B2 Downhole tool Fixed Constructions 40 Expired
US6588518B2 Drilling method and measurement-while-drilling apparatus and shock tool Fixed Constructions 36 Expired
US5727641A Articulated directional drilling motor assembly Fixed Constructions 32 Expired
US7823663B2 Expandable reamer Fixed Constructions 30 Active
US5529133A Steerable drilling tool and system Fixed Constructions 28 Expired
US5542482A Articulated directional drilling motor assembly Fixed Constructions 28 Expired
US7703553B2 Downhole tool having radially extendable members Fixed Constructions 26 Expired
US6431294B1 Percussive tool Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 25 Expired
US8167051B2 Selective agitation Fixed Constructions 24 Active
US7013994B2 Directional drilling apparatus Fixed Constructions 23 Expired
US6321857A Directional drilling apparatus and method utilizing eccentric stabilizer Fixed Constructions 23 Expired
US7077205B2 Method and device to free stuck objects Fixed Constructions 19 Expired
US9273529B2 Downhole pulse generating device Fixed Constructions 18 Active
US8069926B2 Method of controlling flow through a drill string using a valve positioned therein Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 16 Active
US9004194B2 Downhole tractor Fixed Constructions 12 Active

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