Inventor · Houston, TX, US

John Hardin

35Patents
12h-index
82Co-inventors
84Inventor score

Filing activity: Jul 14, 1999 → Feb 24, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6244361A Steerable rotary drilling device and directional drilling method Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 171 Expired
US6581699B1 Steerable drilling system and method Fixed Constructions 112 Expired
US7225879B2 Method and apparatus for a monodiameter wellbore, monodiameter casing, monobore, and/or monowell Fixed Constructions 91 Expired
US7571777B2 Method and apparatus for a monodiameter wellbore, monodiameter casing, monobore, and/or monowell Fixed Constructions 47 Active
US8011446B2 Method and apparatus for a monodiameter wellbore, monodiameter casing, monobore, and/or monowell Fixed Constructions 37 Active
US7147066B2 Steerable drilling system and method Fixed Constructions 35 Expired
US6948572B2 Command method for a steerable rotary drilling device Fixed Constructions 32 Expired
US7204309B2 MWD formation tester Fixed Constructions 30 Expired
US7966875B2 Methods and apparatus for measuring formation properties Fixed Constructions 29 Active
US7336199B2 Inductive coupling system Fixed Constructions 17 Active
US6340063B1 Steerable rotary directional drilling method Fixed Constructions 17 Expired
US7243537B2 Methods for measuring a formation supercharge pressure Fixed Constructions 16 Expired
US7603897B2 Downhole probe assembly Physics 12 Expired
US7395879B2 MWD formation tester Fixed Constructions 9 Active
US6899174B2 Floating instrument insert for a tool Fixed Constructions 8 Expired
US7621343B2 Steerable drilling system and method Fixed Constructions 8 Active
US6640909B2 Steerable rotary drilling device Fixed Constructions 7 Expired
US9453380B2 Remote hydraulic control of downhole tools Fixed Constructions 7 Active
US7416026B2 Apparatus for changing flowbore fluid temperature Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Expired
US7320363B2 Energized slip ring assembly Fixed Constructions 5 Expired
US8807246B2 Downhole tool and control module Fixed Constructions 3 Active
US8604632B2 Systems and methods of harvesting energy in a wellbore Electricity 2 Active
US9518450B2 Reamer and bit interaction model system and method Physics 1 Active
US11035174B2 Strategic flexible section for a rotary steerable system Fixed Constructions 1 Active
US11643883B1 Adjustable flex system for directional drilling Fixed Constructions 1 Active

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