David K. Luce
15Patents
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16Co-inventors
53Inventor score
Filing activity: Feb 15, 2008 → Sep 14, 2021
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US8087479B2 | Drill bit with an adjustable steering device | Fixed Constructions | 54 | Active |
| US8240399B2 | Drill bit with an adjustable steering device | Fixed Constructions | 21 | Active |
| US8471182B2 | Method and apparatus for automated application of hardfacing material to rolling cutters of hybrid-type earth boring drill bits, hybrid drill bits comprising such hardfaced steel-toothed cutting elements, and methods of use thereof | Electricity | 14 | Active |
| US8355815B2 | Methods, systems, and devices for manipulating cutting elements for earth-boring drill bits and tools | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 8 | Active |
| US8698038B2 | Method and apparatus for the automated application of hardfacing material to rolling cutters of earth-boring drill bits | Performing Operations; Transporting | 4 | Active |
| US8450637B2 | Apparatus for automated application of hardfacing material to drill bits | Fixed Constructions | 4 | Active |
| US8969754B2 | Methods for automated application of hardfacing material to drill bits | Fixed Constructions | 4 | Active |
| US8731717B2 | Methods for manipulating cutting elements for earth-boring drill bits and tools | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 1 | Active |
| US9439277B2 | Robotically applied hardfacing with pre-heat | Electricity | 1 | Active |
| US11198183B2 | Tail stock for a long vertically suspended workpiece that will experience heat expansion | Performing Operations; Transporting | 0 | Active |
| US11766723B2 | Tail stock for a long vertically suspended workpiece that will experience heat expansion | Performing Operations; Transporting | 0 | Active |
| US7891443B2 | Hardfacing around ball loading hole for earth-boring bit | Fixed Constructions | 0 | Active |
| US7779937B2 | Steel tooth bit with scooped teeth profile | Fixed Constructions | 0 | Active |
| US7823664B2 | Corrosion protection for head section of earth boring bit | Fixed Constructions | 0 | Active |
| US9580788B2 | Methods for automated deposition of hardfacing material on earth-boring tools and related systems | Fixed Constructions | 0 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.