David S. Wesson
94Patents
26h-index
60Co-inventors
91Inventor score
Filing activity: Mar 31, 1983 → Jan 15, 2024
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US4817710A | Apparatus for absorbing shock | Fixed Constructions | 159 | Expired |
| US5775426A | Apparatus and method for perforating and stimulating a subterranean formation | Fixed Constructions | 153 | Expired |
| US4889183A | Method and apparatus for retaining shaped charges | Fixed Constructions | 87 | Expired |
| US5316087A | Pyrotechnic charge powered operating system for downhole tools | Fixed Constructions | 82 | Expired |
| US6263283A | Apparatus and method for generating seismic energy in subterranean formations | Physics | 73 | Expired |
| US5598891A | Apparatus and method for perforating and fracturing | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 70 | Expired |
| US6082450A | Apparatus and method for stimulating a subterranean formation | Fixed Constructions | 68 | Expired |
| US5785130A | High density perforating gun system | Fixed Constructions | 66 | Expired |
| US5571986A | Method and apparatus for activating an electric wireline firing system | Fixed Constructions | 64 | Expired |
| US6336506B2 | Apparatus and method for perforating and stimulating a subterranean formation | Fixed Constructions | 58 | Expired |
| US5490563A | Perforating gun actuator | Fixed Constructions | 58 | Expired |
| US4693317A | Method and apparatus for absorbing shock | Fixed Constructions | 57 | Expired |
| US7441601B2 | Perforation gun with integral debris trap apparatus and method of use | Fixed Constructions | 57 | Expired |
| US4969525A | Firing head for a perforating gun assembly | Fixed Constructions | 49 | Expired |
| US4658902A | Surging fluids downhole in an earth borehole | Fixed Constructions | 49 | Expired |
| US5829538A | Full bore gun system and method | Fixed Constructions | 45 | Expired |
| US5511617A | Apparatus and method for temporarily plugging a tubular | Fixed Constructions | 44 | Expired |
| US9115572B1 | Externally-orientated internally-corrected perforating gun system and method | Fixed Constructions | 43 | Active |
| US6062310A | Full bore gun system | Fixed Constructions | 35 | Expired |
| US4905759A | Collapsible gun assembly | Fixed Constructions | 34 | Expired |
| US6158511A | Apparatus and method for perforating and stimulating a subterranean formation | Fixed Constructions | 31 | Expired |
| US4508174A | Downhole tool and method of using the same | Fixed Constructions | 31 | Expired |
| US9562421B2 | Limited entry phased perforating gun system and method | Fixed Constructions | 29 | Active |
| US6354219B1 | Shaped-charge liner | Fixed Constructions | 28 | Expired |
| US7228906B2 | Propellant ignition assembly and process | Fixed Constructions | 26 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.