Inventor · Spring, TX, US

Eric E. McClain

25Patents
10h-index
29Co-inventors
71Inventor score

Filing activity: Feb 19, 2004 → Nov 21, 2017

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7395882B2 Casing and liner drilling bits Fixed Constructions 127 Expired
US7900703B2 Method of drilling out a reaming tool Fixed Constructions 63 Active
US7624818B2 Earth boring drill bits with casing component drill out capability and methods of use Fixed Constructions 34 Expired
US7762355B2 Rotary drag bit and methods therefor Fixed Constructions 24 Active
US8006785B2 Casing and liner drilling bits and reamers Fixed Constructions 21 Active
US7810588B2 Multi-layer encapsulation of diamond grit for use in earth-boring bits Performing Operations; Transporting 20 Active
US7748475B2 Earth boring drill bits with casing component drill out capability and methods of use Fixed Constructions 18 Active
US7954570B2 Cutting elements configured for casing component drillout and earth boring drill bits including same Fixed Constructions 14 Active
US7861809B2 Rotary drag bit with multiple backup cutters Fixed Constructions 13 Active
US7621351B2 Reaming tool suitable for running on casing or liner Fixed Constructions 11 Active
US7730976B2 Impregnated rotary drag bit and related methods Fixed Constructions 9 Active
US8020641B2 Drill bit with continuously sharp edge cutting elements Chemistry; Metallurgy 7 Active
US8177001B2 Earth-boring tools including abrasive cutting structures and related methods Fixed Constructions 6 Active
US7954571B2 Cutting structures for casing component drillout and earth-boring drill bits including same Fixed Constructions 6 Active
US8167059B2 Casing and liner drilling shoes having spiral blade configurations, and related methods Fixed Constructions 5 Active
US8191654B2 Methods of drilling using differing types of cutting elements Fixed Constructions 3 Active
US8225887B2 Casing and liner drilling shoes with portions configured to fail responsive to pressure, and related methods Fixed Constructions 3 Active
US8720609B2 Drill bit with continuously sharp edge cutting elements Fixed Constructions 3 Active
US8205693B2 Casing and liner drilling shoes having selected profile geometries, and related methods Fixed Constructions 3 Active
US9085939B2 Earth-boring tools attachable to a casing string and methods for their manufacture Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US8225888B2 Casing shoes having drillable and non-drillable cutting elements in different regions and related methods Fixed Constructions 2 Active
US8297380B2 Casing and liner drilling shoes having integrated operational components, and related methods Fixed Constructions 1 Active
US10704336B2 Earth boring tools having fixed blades, rotatable cutting structures, and stabilizing structures and related methods Fixed Constructions 0 Active
US9540884B2 Drill bit with continuously sharp edge cutting elements Fixed Constructions 0 Active
US8146683B2 Drilling out casing bits with other casing bits Fixed Constructions 0 Active

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