Inventor · Conroe, TX, US

Gary E. Weaver

41Patents
12h-index
36Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Jun 7, 1984 → Sep 16, 2020

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6408953B1 Method and system for predicting performance of a drilling system for a given formation Fixed Constructions 210 Expired
US6109368A Method and system for predicting performance of a drilling system for a given formation Fixed Constructions 133 Expired
US5373907A Method and apparatus for manufacturing and inspecting the quality of a matrix body drill bit Performing Operations; Transporting 132 Expired
US7032689B2 Method and system for predicting performance of a drilling system of a given formation Fixed Constructions 131 Expired
US7357196B2 Method and system for predicting performance of a drilling system for a given formation Fixed Constructions 107 Expired
US4602691A Diamond drill bit with varied cutting elements Fixed Constructions 73 Expired
US7261167B2 Method and system for predicting performance of a drilling system for a given formation Fixed Constructions 63 Expired
US7404456B2 Apparatus and method of identifying rock properties while drilling Physics 51 Expired
US7398840B2 Matrix drill bits and method of manufacture Performing Operations; Transporting 33 Active
USRE33757E Diamond drill bit with varied cutting elements General 19 Expired
US6052649A Method and apparatus for quantifying shale plasticity from well logs Fixed Constructions 18 Expired
US7784381B2 Matrix drill bits and method of manufacture Performing Operations; Transporting 14 Active
US8459379B2 Bearing contact pressure reduction in well tools Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 7 Active
US8336648B1 Mechanical attachment of thermally stable diamond to a substrate Fixed Constructions 6 Active
US8002112B2 Apparatus for packaging and presenting rotary drill bits Fixed Constructions 5 Active
US10648330B1 Cutting tool assemblies including superhard working surfaces, cutting tool mounting assemblies, material-removing machines including the same, and methods of use Fixed Constructions 5 Active
US9790744B2 Forming objects by infiltrating a printed matrix Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Active
US9085959B2 Method and apparatus for resistivity measurements Physics 4 Active
US8404019B2 Chemical agents for recovery of leached materials Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Active
US8797035B2 Apparatus and methods for monitoring a core during coring operations Fixed Constructions 2 Active
US8360237B2 Apparatus for packaging and presenting rotary drill bits Fixed Constructions 2 Active
US8656983B2 Use of liquid metal filters in forming matrix drill bits Performing Operations; Transporting 1 Active
US9857497B2 Method and apparatus for making resistivity measurements in a wellbore Fixed Constructions 1 Active
US8854044B2 Instrumented core barrels and methods of monitoring a core while the core is being cut Physics 1 Active
US10012070B2 System and method for measuring gaps using an opto-analytical device Fixed Constructions 1 Active

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