Gregory L. Ricks
23Patents
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42Co-inventors
69Inventor score
Filing activity: Apr 29, 1999 → Mar 24, 2023
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US9708859B2 | Drill bit with self-adjusting pads | Fixed Constructions | 21 | Active |
| US7413037B2 | Metal face seal for an earth-boring bit | Fixed Constructions | 14 | Expired |
| US10000977B2 | Drill bit with self-adjusting pads | Fixed Constructions | 11 | Active |
| US6227314A | Inclined leg earth-boring bit | Fixed Constructions | 10 | Expired |
| US7182162B2 | Shirttails for reducing damaging effects of cuttings | Fixed Constructions | 8 | Expired |
| US10273759B2 | Self-adjusting earth-boring tools and related systems and methods | Fixed Constructions | 5 | Active |
| US7708090B2 | Excluder ring for earth-boring bit | Fixed Constructions | 5 | Active |
| US7350600B2 | Shirttails for reducing damaging effects of cuttings | Fixed Constructions | 5 | Active |
| US10094174B2 | Earth-boring tools including passively adjustable, aggressiveness-modifying members and related methods | Fixed Constructions | 4 | Active |
| US9476259B2 | System and method for leg retention on hybrid bits | Fixed Constructions | 3 | Active |
| US8579050B2 | Reamer with balanced cutting structure for use in a wellbore | Fixed Constructions | 2 | Active |
| US9157280B2 | Enhanced backup ring features for metal face seal in roller cone drill bits | Fixed Constructions | 2 | Active |
| US9249629B2 | Enhanced backup ring edge features for metal face seal in roller cone drill bits | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 2 | Active |
| US7306061B2 | Mud diverter for earth-boring bit | Fixed Constructions | 1 | Expired |
| US10633929B2 | Self-adjusting earth-boring tools and related systems | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 1 | Active |
| US9782857B2 | Hybrid drill bit having increased service life | Fixed Constructions | 1 | Active |
| US7066286B2 | Gage surface scraper | Fixed Constructions | 1 | Expired |
| US10132122B2 | Earth-boring rotary tools having fixed blades and rolling cutter legs, and methods of forming same | Fixed Constructions | 1 | Active |
| US11131148B2 | Seal assembly for use in earth-boring rotary tools in subterranean boreholes and related methods | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 1 | Active |
| US11920409B2 | Cutting elements, earth-boring tools including the cutting elements, and methods of forming the earth-boring tools | Fixed Constructions | 0 | Active |
| US10801266B2 | Earth-boring tools having fixed blades and rotatable cutting structures and related methods | Fixed Constructions | 0 | Active |
| US12188300B2 | Protected back-up rings for metal face seals and earth boring tools incorporating the same | Fixed Constructions | 0 | Active |
| US12258815B2 | Earth-boring tools including rotatable cutting elements, rotatable cutting elements, and associated components and methods | Fixed Constructions | 0 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.