Inventor · Bellaire, TX, US

Charles D. Morrill

33Patents
16h-index
10Co-inventors
78Inventor score

Filing activity: Dec 5, 1974 → Nov 20, 1998

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4444250A Flow diverter Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 155 Expired
US4502534A Flow diverter Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 103 Expired
US5655745A Low profile and lightweight high pressure blowout preventer Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 81 Expired
US6173770A Shear ram for ram-type blowout preventer Fixed Constructions 66 Expired
US4496173A Threaded coupling Fixed Constructions 40 Expired
US4097069A Marine riser connector Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 36 Expired
US5343946A High pressure packer for a drop-in check valve Fixed Constructions 32 Expired
US4363465A Extreme temperature, high pressure balanced, rising stem gate valve with super preloaded, stacked, solid lubricated, metal-to-metal seal Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 32 Expired
US4554976A Test tool for subsea blowout preventer stack Fixed Constructions 29 Expired
US4264054A Metal-to-metal seat hub seals Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 28 Expired
US4056272A Seal Fixed Constructions 26 Expired
US4109942A Seal Fixed Constructions 23 Expired
US5255890A Ram type blowout preventer Fixed Constructions 21 Expired
US4513823A Cylindrical gate valve apparatus and method Fixed Constructions 16 Expired
US6089321A Pressure balanced choke and kill line connector Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 16 Expired
US4476935A Safety valve apparatus and method Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 16 Expired
US4346919A Remote automatic make-up stab-in sealing system Fixed Constructions 16 Expired
US4476897A Flowline connector seal Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 15 Expired
US4402773A Remote automatic make-up stab-in sealing system Fixed Constructions 13 Expired
US3987419A High speed information processing system Physics 13 Expired
US5645098A Low profile and lightweight high pressure blowout preventer Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 13 Expired
US4382717A Connection of underwater lines Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 13 Expired
US4477205A Apparatus for connecting underwater flow line hubs Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 12 Expired
US4371291A Underwater flowline connector Fixed Constructions 11 Expired
US5647572A Low profile and lightweight high pressure blowout preventer Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Expired

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