Inventor · La Habra, CA, US

Frederick T. Tilton

39Patents
20h-index
75Co-inventors
88Inventor score

Filing activity: May 7, 1979 → Dec 3, 2018

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5318122A Method and apparatus for sealing the juncture between a vertical well and one or more horizontal wells using deformable sealing means Fixed Constructions 294 Expired
US5887655A Wellbore milling and drilling Fixed Constructions 190 Expired
US5887668A Wellbore milling-- drilling Fixed Constructions 166 Expired
US6142230A Wellbore tubular patch system Fixed Constructions 164 Expired
US5957195A Wellbore tool stroke indicator system and tubular patch Fixed Constructions 138 Expired
US6708769B2 Apparatus and methods for forming a lateral wellbore Fixed Constructions 89 Expired
US6082451A Wellbore shoe joints and cementing systems Fixed Constructions 88 Expired
US6708767B2 Downhole tubing Fixed Constructions 85 Expired
US4373584A Single trip tubing hanger assembly Fixed Constructions 68 Expired
US4248307A Latch assembly and method Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 68 Expired
US7219730B2 Smart cementing systems Fixed Constructions 65 Expired
US8540035B2 Extendable cutting tools for use in a wellbore Fixed Constructions 56 Active
US7303022B2 Wired casing Fixed Constructions 50 Expired
US6536525B1 Methods and apparatus for forming a lateral wellbore Fixed Constructions 45 Expired
US7311148B2 Methods and apparatus for wellbore construction and completion Fixed Constructions 41 Expired
US6896075B2 Apparatus and methods for drilling with casing Fixed Constructions 40 Expired
US6708762B2 Methods and apparatus for forming a lateral wellbore Fixed Constructions 33 Expired
US5368098A Stage tool Fixed Constructions 26 Expired
US7121351B2 Apparatus and method for completing a wellbore Fixed Constructions 26 Expired
US7063143B2 Docking station assembly and methods for use in a wellbore Fixed Constructions 23 Expired
US4473231A Dynamic seal for subterranean well Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 19 Expired
US6311771A Plug for use in wellbore operations and apparatus for launching said plug Fixed Constructions 18 Expired
US8978750B2 Signal operated isolation valve Fixed Constructions 16 Active
US4252196A Control tool Fixed Constructions 14 Expired
US4239083A Method and apparatus for rotating tubing conduits Fixed Constructions 13 Expired

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