Jimmy W. Eason
60Patents
14h-index
45Co-inventors
84Inventor score
Filing activity: Sep 28, 1994 → Sep 26, 2018
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US7556668B2 | Consolidated hard materials, methods of manufacture, and applications | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 57 | Expired |
| US5609447A | Surface decarburization of a drill bit | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 51 | Expired |
| US7776256B2 | Earth-boring rotary drill bits and methods of manufacturing earth-boring rotary drill bits having particle-matrix composite bit bodies | Performing Operations; Transporting | 45 | Active |
| US7954569B2 | Earth-boring bits | Performing Operations; Transporting | 40 | Expired |
| US7152703B2 | Compact for earth boring bit with asymmetrical flanks and shoulders | Fixed Constructions | 38 | Expired |
| US5780139A | Multi-layer anvil for ultra high pressure presses | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 38 | Expired |
| US7802495B2 | Methods of forming earth-boring rotary drill bits | Performing Operations; Transporting | 37 | Active |
| US5628837A | Surface decarburization of a drill bit having a refined primary cutting edge | Performing Operations; Transporting | 36 | Expired |
| US6372012B1 | Superhard filler hardmetal including a method of making | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 35 | Expired |
| US8087324B2 | Cast cones and other components for earth-boring tools and related methods | Performing Operations; Transporting | 24 | Active |
| US8490674B2 | Methods of forming at least a portion of earth-boring tools | Performing Operations; Transporting | 23 | Active |
| US8007714B2 | Earth-boring bits | Performing Operations; Transporting | 21 | Active |
| US7810588B2 | Multi-layer encapsulation of diamond grit for use in earth-boring bits | Performing Operations; Transporting | 20 | Active |
| US7510034B2 | System, method, and apparatus for enhancing the durability of earth-boring bits with carbide materials | Performing Operations; Transporting | 15 | Active |
| US8201610B2 | Methods for manufacturing downhole tools and downhole tool parts | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 14 | Active |
| US7784567B2 | Earth-boring rotary drill bits including bit bodies comprising reinforced titanium or titanium-based alloy matrix materials, and methods for forming such bits | Performing Operations; Transporting | 14 | Active |
| US7913779B2 | Earth-boring rotary drill bits including bit bodies having boron carbide particles in aluminum or aluminum-based alloy matrix materials, and methods for forming such bits | Fixed Constructions | 13 | Active |
| US7691173B2 | Consolidated hard materials, earth-boring rotary drill bits including such hard materials, and methods of forming such hard materials | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 13 | Active |
| US7997359B2 | Abrasive wear-resistant hardfacing materials, drill bits and drilling tools including abrasive wear-resistant hardfacing materials | Performing Operations; Transporting | 11 | Active |
| US8309018B2 | Earth-boring rotary drill bits and methods of manufacturing earth-boring rotary drill bits having particle-matrix composite bit bodies | Performing Operations; Transporting | 10 | Active |
| US8230762B2 | Methods of forming earth-boring rotary drill bits including bit bodies having boron carbide particles in aluminum or aluminum-based alloy matrix materials | Fixed Constructions | 9 | Active |
| US7807099B2 | Method for forming earth-boring tools comprising silicon carbide composite materials | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 8 | Active |
| US7829013B2 | Components of earth-boring tools including sintered composite materials and methods of forming such components | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 8 | Active |
| US7011169B2 | Expanded coverage carbide compact | Fixed Constructions | 7 | Expired |
| US8172914B2 | Infiltration of hard particles with molten liquid binders including melting point reducing constituents, and methods of casting bodies of earth-boring tools | Performing Operations; Transporting | 7 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.