Inventor · Roanoke, TX, US

Don C. Cox

29Patents
17h-index
29Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Apr 7, 1977 → Aug 14, 2015

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6585046B2 Live well heater cable Fixed Constructions 225 Expired
US5564503A Methods and systems for subterranean multilateral well drilling and completion Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 108 Expired
US5735350A Methods and systems for subterranean multilateral well drilling and completion Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 98 Expired
US6328111A Live well deployment of electrical submersible pump Fixed Constructions 81 Expired
US4655291A Injector for coupled pipe Fixed Constructions 78 Expired
US4515220A Apparatus and method for rotating coil tubing in a well Fixed Constructions 69 Expired
US4181149A Quick disconnect rotary valve coupling Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 66 Expired
US5180014A System for deploying submersible pump using reeled tubing Fixed Constructions 39 Expired
US6143988A Coiled tubing supported electrical cable having indentations Electricity 38 Expired
US6361342B1 Pothead with pressure energized lip seals Electricity 34 Expired
US5156206A Tubing connector Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 30 Expired
US5361834A Hydraulic release apparatus and method for retrieving a stuck downhole tool and moving a downhole tool longitudinally Fixed Constructions 29 Expired
US4576254A Hydraulically actuated slip assembly Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 26 Expired
US6443780B2 Conductor assembly for pothead connector Electricity 25 Expired
US7610964B2 Positive displacement pump Fixed Constructions 24 Active
US5821452A Coiled tubing supported electrical cable having clamped elastomer supports Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 21 Expired
US5027926A Slip assembly Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 17 Expired
US5193614A Cable anchor assembly Fixed Constructions 15 Expired
US5305988A Valves having involute sealing surfaces Fixed Constructions 14 Expired
US4940118A Slip assembly Fixed Constructions 10 Expired
US4194785A Camper Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Expired
US6571879B1 Surface-actuated release tool for submersible pump assemblies Fixed Constructions 8 Expired
US6695062B2 Heater cable and method for manufacturing Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Expired
US8678100B2 Method of deploying nanoenhanced downhole article Performing Operations; Transporting 6 Active
US9281675B2 Systems and methods for cable deployment of downhole equipment Electricity 4 Active

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