Inventor · Kingwood, TX, US

Daniel E. Ruff

15Patents
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29Co-inventors
68Inventor score

Filing activity: Mar 27, 1998 → Sep 12, 2016

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6460631B2 Drill bits with reduced exposure of cutters Fixed Constructions 106 Expired
US7096978B2 Drill bits with reduced exposure of cutters Fixed Constructions 87 Expired
US6779613B2 Drill bits with controlled exposure of cutters Fixed Constructions 82 Expired
US6571886B1 Method and apparatus for monitoring and recording of the operating condition of a downhole drill bit during drilling operations Fixed Constructions 62 Expired
US7066280B2 Method and apparatus for monitoring and recording of the operating condition of a downhole drill bit during drilling operations Fixed Constructions 51 Expired
US6935441B2 Drill bits with reduced exposure of cutters Fixed Constructions 45 Expired
US6098728A Rock bit nozzle arrangement Fixed Constructions 16 Expired
US7814990B2 Drilling apparatus with reduced exposure of cutters and methods of drilling Fixed Constructions 13 Active
US8172008B2 Drilling apparatus with reduced exposure of cutters and methods of drilling Fixed Constructions 11 Active
US7472764B2 Rotary drill bit shank, rotary drill bits so equipped, and methods of manufacture Fixed Constructions 8 Expired
US8066084B2 Drilling apparatus with reduced exposure of cutters and methods of drilling Fixed Constructions 4 Active
US7861806B2 Shank structure for rotary drill bits Fixed Constructions 2 Active
US7594454B2 Methods of fabricating rotary drill bits Fixed Constructions 2 Active
US10508323B2 Method and apparatus for securing bodies using shape memory materials Fixed Constructions 1 Active
US7600589B2 Rotary drill bits Fixed Constructions 1 Active

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