Inventor · Conroe, TX, US

Danny E. Scott

171Patents
43h-index
116Co-inventors
93Inventor score

Filing activity: Dec 6, 1985 → Sep 16, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5954147A Earth boring bits with nanocrystalline diamond enhanced elements Fixed Constructions 187 Expired
US5979571A Combination milling tool and drill bit Fixed Constructions 181 Expired
US6332503A Fixed cutter bit with chisel or vertical cutting elements Fixed Constructions 140 Expired
US6220375A Polycrystalline diamond cutters having modified residual stresses Performing Operations; Transporting 138 Expired
US6499547B2 Multiple grade carbide for diamond capped insert Performing Operations; Transporting 132 Expired
US5467836A Fixed cutter bit with shear cutting gage Fixed Constructions 114 Expired
US6065552A Cutting elements with binderless carbide layer Fixed Constructions 110 Expired
US5890552A Superabrasive-tipped inserts for earth-boring drill bits Fixed Constructions 105 Expired
US5663512A Hardfacing composition for earth-boring bits Performing Operations; Transporting 101 Expired
US6068070A Diamond enhanced bearing for earth-boring bit Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 101 Expired
US6935444B2 Superabrasive cutting elements with cutting edge geometry having enhanced durability, method of producing same, and drill bits so equipped Fixed Constructions 100 Expired
US5479997A Earth-boring bit with improved cutting structure Fixed Constructions 95 Expired
US5655612A Earth-boring bit with shear cutting gage Fixed Constructions 91 Expired
US5287936A Rolling cone bit with shear cutting gage Fixed Constructions 89 Expired
US5346026A Rolling cone bit with shear cutting gage Fixed Constructions 88 Expired
US4726432A Differentially hardfaced rock bit Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 86 Expired
US6202771A Cutting element with controlled superabrasive contact area, drill bits so equipped Fixed Constructions 76 Expired
US6450271B1 Surface modifications for rotary drill bits Fixed Constructions 75 Expired
US6050354A Rolling cutter bit with shear cutting gage Fixed Constructions 74 Expired
US6209185A Earth-boring bit with improved rigid face seal Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 73 Expired
US6328117A Drill bit having a fluid course with chip breaker Fixed Constructions 72 Expired
US5248006A Rotary rock bit with improved diamond-filled compacts Fixed Constructions 70 Expired
US6098730A Earth-boring bit with super-hard cutting elements Fixed Constructions 70 Expired
US5592995A Earth-boring bit having shear-cutting heel elements Fixed Constructions 65 Expired
US5351768A Earth-boring bit with improved cutting structure Fixed Constructions 65 Expired

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