Inventor · Kiefer, OK, US

Eric N. Freeman

11Patents
7h-index
32Co-inventors
62Inventor score

Filing activity: May 5, 1994 → Jul 6, 2010

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7281543B2 Apparatus, systems and methods for plugging a high temperature pipe Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 17 Expired
US7546847B2 Locking plug for closing the sidewall of a pipe Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 15 Active
US5531250A Device for plugging the interior of a pipe Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 12 Expired
US7475591B2 Methods and systems for hydrostatic testing a pipeline Physics 9 Active
US8316500B2 Bidirectional bristle pig with sliding collar Performing Operations; Transporting 9 Active
US8052801B2 Pipeline pig launch pin and retraction system Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 7 Active
US7311114B2 Cross-line plugging system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Active
US8650694B2 Speed regulated pipeline pig Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 7 Active
US8378667B2 System and method for detecting the passage of an object in pipeline including shielded magnetometer and a microcontroller with adaptive thresholding detection means Physics 3 Active
US8251238B2 Two-piece closure device Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 1 Active
US8151483B2 Progressive dewatering and inhibitor dispersal rolling pig Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active

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