Inventor · Magnolia, TX, US

David J. McWhorter

23Patents
10h-index
21Co-inventors
75Inventor score

Filing activity: Feb 1, 1990 → Mar 18, 2016

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6164619A Bi-directional sealing ram Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 39 Expired
US7921917B2 Multi-deployable subsea stack system Fixed Constructions 35 Active
US5294088A Variable bore packer for a ram-type blowout preventer Fixed Constructions 26 Expired
US6843463B1 Pressure regulated slip ram on a coil tubing blowout preventer Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 23 Expired
US5005802A Variable bore packer for a ram type blowout preventer Fixed Constructions 21 Expired
US6974135B2 Variable bore ram Fixed Constructions 20 Expired
US6484808B2 Stripper/packer Fixed Constructions 20 Expired
US7270190B2 Variable size coil tubing gripping elements Fixed Constructions 18 Expired
US8944403B2 Blowout preventer with pressure-isolated operating piston assembly Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 11 Active
US8640775B2 Multi-deployable subsea stack system Fixed Constructions 10 Active
US9140090B2 Subsea pressure reduction system Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 10 Active
US7338027B1 Fluid saving blowout preventer operator system Fixed Constructions 8 Active
US8365830B2 Multi-deployable subsea stack system Fixed Constructions 7 Active
US9267335B2 Breech lock coupling Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 5 Active
US9291020B2 Blowout preventer system with three control pods Fixed Constructions 5 Active
US9422782B2 Control pod for blowout preventer system Fixed Constructions 4 Active
US9957768B2 Subsea pressure reduction system Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 4 Active
US9127696B2 Shape memory alloy powered hydraulic accumulator Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 2 Active
US9068427B2 Asymmetrical button for ram-type blowout preventers Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US10746328B2 Breech lock coupling Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 2 Active
US9803447B2 Asymmetrical button for ram-type blowout preventers Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US9874064B2 Shape memory alloy powered hydraulic accumulator Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 0 Active
US7637474B2 Fluid saving blowout preventer operator system Fixed Constructions 0 Active

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