Inventor · Paddy Lane, IL, US

Jack E. Bridges

53Patents
38h-index
32Co-inventors
88Inventor score

Filing activity: Aug 29, 1977 → Sep 18, 2015

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4140180A Method for in situ heat processing of hydrocarbonaceous formations Fixed Constructions 471 Expired
US4144935A Apparatus and method for in situ heat processing of hydrocarbonaceous formations Fixed Constructions 453 Expired
US4485869A Recovery of liquid hydrocarbons from oil shale by electromagnetic heating in situ Fixed Constructions 439 Expired
USRE30738E Apparatus and method for in situ heat processing of hydrocarbonaceous formations General 394 Expired
US4524827A Single well stimulation for the recovery of liquid hydrocarbons from subsurface formations Fixed Constructions 387 Expired
US5621844A Electrical heating of mineral well deposits using downhole impedance transformation networks Fixed Constructions 386 Expired
US5099918A Power sources for downhole electrical heating Fixed Constructions 334 Expired
US5713415A Low flux leakage cables and cable terminations for A.C. electrical heating of oil deposits Electricity 325 Expired
US4498535A Apparatus and method for in situ controlled heat processing of hydrocarbonaceous formations with a controlled parameter line Fixed Constructions 314 Expired
US5751895A Selective excitation of heating electrodes for oil wells Fixed Constructions 309 Expired
US4545435A Conduction heating of hydrocarbonaceous formations Fixed Constructions 260 Expired
US6353706B1 Optimum oil-well casing heating Fixed Constructions 246 Expired
US6061589A Microwave antenna for cancer detection system Human Necessities 204 Expired
US4485868A Method for recovery of viscous hydrocarbons by electromagnetic heating in situ Fixed Constructions 192 Expired
US5704355A Non-invasive system for breast cancer detection Human Necessities 192 Expired
US5829437A Microwave method and system to detect and locate cancers in heterogenous tissues Human Necessities 189 Expired
US4821798A Heating system for rathole oil well Fixed Constructions 179 Expired
US5621845A Apparatus for electrode heating of earth for recovery of subsurface volatiles and semi-volatiles Fixed Constructions 175 Expired
US4793409A Method and apparatus for forming an insulated oil well casing Electricity 133 Expired
US7484561B2 Electro thermal in situ energy storage for intermittent energy sources to recover fuel from hydro carbonaceous earth formations Electricity 131 Active
US4449585A Apparatus and method for in situ controlled heat processing of hydrocarbonaceous formations Fixed Constructions 126 Expired
US5070533A Robust electrical heating systems for mineral wells Electricity 120 Expired
US4670634A In situ decontamination of spills and landfills by radio frequency heating Performing Operations; Transporting 117 Expired
US5807257A Breast cancer detection, imaging and screening by electromagnetic millimeter waves Human Necessities 116 Expired
US5326530A Energy-efficient electromagnetic elimination of noxious biological organisms Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 111 Expired

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