Inventor · Friendswood, TX, US

James C. Doane

71Patents
16h-index
59Co-inventors
87Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 20, 1994 → Apr 21, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5558153A Method & apparatus for actuating a downhole tool Fixed Constructions 199 Expired
US6986390B2 Expandable packer with anchoring feature Fixed Constructions 115 Expired
US7051805B2 Expandable packer with anchoring feature Fixed Constructions 82 Expired
US8109340B2 High-pressure/high temperature packer seal Fixed Constructions 78 Active
US6959759B2 Expandable packer with anchoring feature Fixed Constructions 75 Expired
US7493945B2 Expandable packer with mounted exterior slips and seal Fixed Constructions 59 Active
US6629563B2 Packer releasing system Fixed Constructions 42 Expired
US5819854A Activation of downhole tools Fixed Constructions 26 Expired
US7341110B2 Slotted slip element for expandable packer Fixed Constructions 25 Expired
US6119774A Caged slip system Fixed Constructions 22 Expired
US6536532B2 Lock ring for pipe slip pick-up ring Fixed Constructions 21 Expired
US6203020A Downhole packer with element extrusion-limiting device Fixed Constructions 20 Expired
US6241017A Caged slip system and release methods Fixed Constructions 19 Expired
US7044231B2 Expandable packer with anchoring feature Fixed Constructions 18 Expired
US7387170B2 Expandable packer with mounted exterior slips and seal Fixed Constructions 18 Expired
US7748467B2 Downhole seal apparatus and method Fixed Constructions 17 Active
US7661470B2 Expandable packer with anchoring feature Fixed Constructions 15 Expired
US6213204A High load, thin slip system Fixed Constructions 15 Expired
US7681652B2 Packer setting device for high-hydrostatic applications Fixed Constructions 14 Active
US6715560B2 Collet-cone slip system for releasably securing well tools Fixed Constructions 13 Expired
US9068413B2 Multi-piston hydrostatic setting tool with locking feature and pressure balanced pistons Fixed Constructions 13 Active
US9068414B2 Multi-piston hydrostatic setting tool with locking feature and a single lock for multiple pistons Fixed Constructions 13 Active
US7448445B2 Downhole tools having a seal ring with reinforcing element Fixed Constructions 12 Active
US7891434B2 Packer setting device for high hydrostatic applications Fixed Constructions 12 Active
US7117949B2 Expandable packer with anchoring feature Fixed Constructions 11 Expired

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