Inventor · Cheltenham, GB

John D. Barr

44Patents
24h-index
19Co-inventors
82Inventor score

Filing activity: Jan 9, 1981 → Apr 13, 2007

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5265682A Steerable rotary drilling systems Fixed Constructions 276 Expired
US5553678A Modulated bias units for steerable rotary drilling systems Fixed Constructions 262 Expired
US5706905A Steerable rotary drilling systems Fixed Constructions 257 Expired
US5520255A Modulated bias unit for rotary drilling Fixed Constructions 220 Expired
US5803185A Steerable rotary drilling systems and method of operating such systems Fixed Constructions 183 Expired
US6089332A Steerable rotary drilling systems Fixed Constructions 181 Expired
US5685379A Method of operating a steerable rotary drilling system Fixed Constructions 161 Expired
US5582259A Modulated bias unit for rotary drilling Fixed Constructions 158 Expired
US5695015A System and method of controlling rotation of a downhole instrument package Fixed Constructions 145 Expired
US4593777A Drag bit and cutters Fixed Constructions 114 Expired
US4694919A Rotary drill bits with nozzle former and method of manufacturing Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 88 Expired
US5025874A Cutting elements for rotary drill bits Performing Operations; Transporting 82 Expired
US4780274A Manufacture of rotary drill bits Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 77 Expired
US4558753A Drag bit and cutters Fixed Constructions 71 Expired
US4679639A Rotary drill bits and cutting elements for such bits Fixed Constructions 64 Expired
US4804049A Rotary drill bits Performing Operations; Transporting 43 Expired
US4942933A Relating to rotary drill bits Fixed Constructions 40 Expired
US5165494A Rotary drills bits Fixed Constructions 40 Expired
US4505342A Drill bit Fixed Constructions 40 Expired
US4660659A Drag type drill bit Fixed Constructions 37 Expired
US4733735A Rotary drill bits Fixed Constructions 32 Expired
US4382477A Rotary drill bits Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 31 Expired
US5099934A Rotary drill bits Fixed Constructions 29 Expired
US4640375A Drill bit and cutter therefor Fixed Constructions 28 Expired
US4577706A Rotary drill bits Fixed Constructions 24 Expired

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