Inventor · Thiensville, WI, US

Andrew Brooks

36Patents
15h-index
57Co-inventors
84Inventor score

Filing activity: Jun 7, 1995 → Mar 11, 2019

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6088294A Drilling system with an acoustic measurement-while-driving system for determining parameters of interest and controlling the drilling direction Physics 347 Expired
US5869968A Method and apparatus for avoiding mutual coupling between receivers in measurement while drilling Physics 100 Expired
US6097310A Method and apparatus for mud pulse telemetry in underbalanced drilling systems Fixed Constructions 95 Expired
US7503403B2 Method and apparatus for enhancing directional accuracy and control using bottomhole assembly bending measurements Fixed Constructions 48 Expired
US9926148B2 Pedestrian-vehicle safety systems for loading docks Electricity 36 Active
US8499897B2 Manual wheel chocks with enhanced bracing upon deployment Performing Operations; Transporting 35 Active
US6508316B2 Apparatus to measure the earth's local gravity and magnetic field in conjunction with global positioning attitude determination Physics 34 Expired
US6179067A Method for magnetic survey calibration and estimation of uncertainty Fixed Constructions 30 Expired
US9776511B2 Vehicle alignment systems for loading docks Physics 29 Active
US9126775B2 Latching mechanisms for removable chocks Performing Operations; Transporting 25 Active
US8905198B2 Manual wheel chocks with enhanced bracing upon deployment Performing Operations; Transporting 24 Active
US9139384B2 Track-mounted wheel restraint systems Performing Operations; Transporting 24 Active
US5564193A Method of correcting for axial and transverse error components in magnetometer readings during wellbore survey operations Fixed Constructions 22 Expired
US5623407A Method of correcting axial and transverse error components in magnetometer readings during wellbore survey operations Fixed Constructions 19 Expired
US9010501B2 Manual wheel chocks with enhanced bracing upon depolyment Performing Operations; Transporting 16 Active
US9145273B2 Vehicle restraints with stop mechanisms Performing Operations; Transporting 15 Active
US10227190B2 Methods and apparatus for monitoring a dock leveler Performing Operations; Transporting 13 Active
US7375530B2 Method for signal enhancement in azimuthal propagation resistivity while drilling Fixed Constructions 13 Expired
US9272854B2 Vehicle restraints with activated catches Performing Operations; Transporting 11 Active
US9273547B2 Dynamic borehole azimuth measurements Fixed Constructions 10 Active
US9227799B2 Vehicle restraints with anti-rotation features Performing Operations; Transporting 10 Active
US10947069B2 Methods and apparatus for monitoring a dock leveler Performing Operations; Transporting 9 Active
US8447522B2 Method for estimating the probability of collision between wells Fixed Constructions 9 Active
US9150367B2 Vehicle restraints with stop mechanisms Performing Operations; Transporting 9 Active
US9586771B2 Vehicle restraints with underside catches Performing Operations; Transporting 7 Active

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