Albert Hoefel
28Patents
7h-index
35Co-inventors
69Inventor score
Filing activity: Jul 3, 2001 → Jan 19, 2024
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6822579B2 | Steerable transceiver unit for downhole data acquistion in a formation | Physics | 86 | Expired |
| US6986282B2 | Method and apparatus for determining downhole pressures during a drilling operation | Fixed Constructions | 52 | Expired |
| US7158049B2 | Wireless communication circuit | Electricity | 29 | Expired |
| US7594541B2 | Pump control for formation testing | Fixed Constructions | 28 | Active |
| US8022561B2 | Kinetic energy harvesting in a drill string | Fixed Constructions | 23 | Active |
| US7878244B2 | Apparatus and methods to perform focused sampling of reservoir fluid | Fixed Constructions | 11 | Active |
| US8931548B2 | Modular connector and method | Fixed Constructions | 7 | Active |
| US8757986B2 | Adaptive pump control for positive displacement pump failure modes | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 5 | Active |
| US9222352B2 | Control of a component of a downhole tool | Physics | 4 | Active |
| US9416606B2 | While drilling valve system | Fixed Constructions | 4 | Active |
| US9416655B2 | Modular connector | Fixed Constructions | 4 | Active |
| US8967253B2 | Pump control for formation testing | Fixed Constructions | 3 | Active |
| US10876393B2 | Submersible electrical system assessment | Electricity | 2 | Active |
| US9534459B2 | Pump actuated valve | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 2 | Active |
| US10007260B2 | Fault detection and tolerance in downhole tool string assemblies | Physics | 2 | Active |
| US10364915B2 | Valve shift detection systems and methods | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 1 | Active |
| US11913444B2 | Electrical submersible pump control | Electricity | 1 | Active |
| US9115544B2 | Modular downhole tools and methods | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 1 | Active |
| US10753361B2 | ESP pump flow rate estimation and control | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 1 | Active |
| US10184315B2 | While drilling valve system | Fixed Constructions | 1 | Active |
| US9121262B2 | Pump control for formation testing | Fixed Constructions | 1 | Active |
| US9441425B2 | Drilling tool system and method of manufacture | Fixed Constructions | 0 | Active |
| US12221867B2 | Event driven control schemas for artificial lift | Physics | 0 | Active |
| US8464796B2 | Fluid resistivity measurement tool | Fixed Constructions | 0 | Active |
| US12297823B2 | Electrical submersible pump control | Electricity | 0 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.