Inventor · Provo, UT, US

Jair J. Gonzalez

85Patents
14h-index
30Co-inventors
80Inventor score

Filing activity: Mar 17, 2009 → Aug 8, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8079431B1 Drill bit having rotational cutting elements and method of drilling Fixed Constructions 51 Active
US9404310B1 Polycrystalline diamond compacts including a domed polycrystalline diamond table, and applications therefor Fixed Constructions 44 Active
US8353371B2 Polycrystalline diamond compact including a substrate having a raised interfacial surface bonded to a leached polycrystalline diamond table, and applications therefor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 37 Active
US9702401B2 Combination thrust-bearing and radial bearing apparatuses Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 36 Active
US10294986B2 Tilting pad bearing assemblies; bearing apparatuses and methods of using the same Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 35 Active
US9488221B2 Bearing assemblies including enhanced selected support for nonuniform loads, bearing apparatuses, and methods of use Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 32 Active
US8763727B1 Drill bit having rotational cutting elements and method of drilling Fixed Constructions 32 Active
US9732791B1 Bearing assemblies including tilting bearing elements and superhard sliding bearing elements, bearing assemblies including a substantially continuous bearing element and superhard sliding bearing elements, and related bearing apparatuses and methods Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 31 Active
US8727044B2 Polycrystalline diamond compact including a carbonate-catalyzed polycrystalline diamond body and applications therefor Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 28 Active
US9272392B2 Polycrystalline diamond compacts and related products Chemistry; Metallurgy 28 Active
US11085488B2 Tilting pad bearing assemblies, and bearing apparatuses and methods of using the same Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 23 Active
US9487847B2 Polycrystalline diamond compacts, related products, and methods of manufacture Performing Operations; Transporting 19 Active
US9297411B2 Bearing assemblies, apparatuses, and motor assemblies using the same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 15 Active
US8702824B1 Polycrystalline diamond compact including a polycrystalline diamond table fabricated with one or more sp2-carbon-containing additives to enhance cutting lip formation, and related methods and applications Chemistry; Metallurgy 14 Active
US8162082B1 Superabrasive compact including multiple superabrasive cutting portions, methods of making same, and applications therefor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 14 Active
US8950519B2 Polycrystalline diamond compacts with partitioned substrate, polycrystalline diamond table, or both Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 14 Active
US9279294B1 Drill bit having rotational cutting elements and method of drilling Fixed Constructions 14 Active
US8286735B1 Drill bit having rotational cutting elements and method of drilling Fixed Constructions 13 Active
US8807837B1 Bearing assemblies including a thermally conductive structure, bearing apparatuses, and methods of use Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 13 Active
US8216677B2 Polycrystalline diamond compacts, methods of making same, and applications therefor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 13 Active
US8499859B1 Drill bit having rotational cutting elements and method of drilling Fixed Constructions 12 Active
US9080385B2 Bearing assemblies including thick superhard tables and/or selected exposures, bearing apparatuses, and methods of use Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 11 Active
US8973684B1 Drill bit having rotational cutting elements and method of drilling Fixed Constructions 11 Active
US9144886B1 Protective leaching cups, leaching trays, and methods for processing superabrasive elements using protective leaching cups and leaching trays Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 9 Active
US8663349B2 Polycrystalline diamond compacts, and related methods and applications Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Active

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