Inventor · Pleasant Grove, UT, US

J. Daniel Belnap

62Patents
15h-index
60Co-inventors
87Inventor score

Filing activity: Feb 13, 1998 → Nov 3, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7377341B2 Thermally stable ultra-hard material compact construction Performing Operations; Transporting 196 Expired
US6199645A Engineered enhanced inserts for rock drilling bits Fixed Constructions 75 Expired
US6484826B1 Engineered enhanced inserts for rock drilling bits Fixed Constructions 69 Expired
US6460637B1 Engineered enhanced inserts for rock drilling bits Fixed Constructions 69 Expired
US7441610B2 Ultrahard composite constructions Performing Operations; Transporting 46 Expired
US7543662B2 Stress-relieved diamond inserts Fixed Constructions 41 Active
US7757793B2 Thermally stable polycrystalline ultra-hard constructions Chemistry; Metallurgy 39 Active
US7828088B2 Thermally stable ultra-hard material compact construction Performing Operations; Transporting 33 Active
US7980334B2 Diamond-bonded constructions with improved thermal and mechanical properties Performing Operations; Transporting 30 Active
US7152701B2 Cutting element structure for roller cone bit Fixed Constructions 26 Expired
US8567531B2 Cutting elements, methods for manufacturing such cutting elements, and tools incorporating such cutting elements Fixed Constructions 23 Active
US7909121B2 Polycrystalline ultra-hard compact constructions Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 20 Active
US8061454B2 Ultra-hard and metallic constructions comprising improved braze joint Chemistry; Metallurgy 20 Active
US8783389B2 Polycrystalline diamond cutting elements with engineered porosity and method for manufacturing such cutting elements Fixed Constructions 16 Active
US8056650B2 Thermally stable ultra-hard material compact construction Performing Operations; Transporting 16 Active
US8083012B2 Diamond bonded construction with thermally stable region Chemistry; Metallurgy 14 Active
US6419034B1 Engineered enhanced inserts for rock drilling bits Fixed Constructions 14 Expired
US6460636B1 Drill bit inserts with variations in thickness of diamond coating Fixed Constructions 13 Expired
US8535400B2 Techniques and materials for the accelerated removal of catalyst material from diamond bodies Chemistry; Metallurgy 12 Active
US7862634B2 Polycrystalline composites reinforced with elongated nanostructures Chemistry; Metallurgy 8 Active
US7470341B2 Method of manufacturing a cutting element from a partially densified substrate Chemistry; Metallurgy 7 Expired
US8763730B2 Diamond bonded construction with improved braze joint Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Active
US8932377B2 Deep leach pressure vessel for shear cutters Chemistry; Metallurgy 4 Active
US8365844B2 Diamond bonded construction with thermally stable region Chemistry; Metallurgy 4 Active
US9091131B2 High diamond frame strength PCD materials Fixed Constructions 4 Active

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