Inventor · Odessa, TX, US

Catalin Ivan

18Patents
6h-index
23Co-inventors
62Inventor score

Filing activity: Jun 5, 2003 → Sep 20, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7497954B2 Apparatus for separation of water from oil-based drilling fluid and advanced water treatment Chemistry; Metallurgy 27 Active
US8128827B2 Modular oil-based sludge separation and treatment system Chemistry; Metallurgy 11 Active
US7514005B2 Method of processing drilling fluid Chemistry; Metallurgy 8 Active
US8839859B2 Water absorbing polymers for treatment of brines and water-based drilling fluids Performing Operations; Transporting 7 Active
US8271246B2 System and method for minimizing lost circulation Fixed Constructions 7 Active
US7736497B2 Dewatering system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Active
US8728281B2 Treatment of hydrocarbon fluids with ozone Fixed Constructions 5 Active
US7098172B1 Prevention and treatment of lost circulation with crosslinked polymer material Chemistry; Metallurgy 5 Expired
US7686933B2 Method and apparatus for purifying an oil-based fluid Chemistry; Metallurgy 4 Expired
US7867376B2 Treatment of hydrocarbon fluids with ozone Fixed Constructions 3 Active
US7878218B2 High viscosity fluid transfer apparatus Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US7959012B2 Oil-based sludge separation and treatment system Chemistry; Metallurgy 1 Active
US11719056B2 Identifying downhole conditions during a drilling operation using a vibratory separator Physics 1 Active
US7735378B2 Method to measure flow line return fluid density and flow rate Fixed Constructions 1 Active
US8002991B2 Dewatering method Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US11814932B2 Method of attenuating annular pressure buildup using compressible particles Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 0 Active
US7455783B2 Method for centrifugal separation enhancement Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US8177959B2 Treatment of hydrocarbon fluids with ozone Fixed Constructions 0 Active

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