John L. Bearden
17Patents
9h-index
27Co-inventors
72Inventor score
Filing activity: Jun 21, 1976 → Nov 7, 2011
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6167965A | Electrical submersible pump and methods for enhanced utilization of electrical submersible pumps in the completion and production of wellbores | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 245 | Expired |
| US6328111A | Live well deployment of electrical submersible pump | Fixed Constructions | 81 | Expired |
| US5605193A | Downhole gas compressor | Fixed Constructions | 47 | Expired |
| US5554897A | Downhold motor cooling and protection system | Electricity | 35 | Expired |
| US4741668A | Centrifugal pump stage with abrasion resistant impeller hub | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 26 | Expired |
| US5755288A | Downhole gas compressor | Fixed Constructions | 26 | Expired |
| US4678399A | Resistant components for submersible pump stages | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 18 | Expired |
| US7048057B2 | Protection scheme and method for deployment of artificial lift devices in a wellbore | Fixed Constructions | 12 | Expired |
| US7431093B2 | Protection scheme and method for deployment of artificial lift devices in a wellbore | Fixed Constructions | 9 | Expired |
| US8985972B2 | Isolating wet connect components for deployed electrical submersible pumps | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 5 | Active |
| US7401655B2 | Downhole gas compressor | Fixed Constructions | 4 | Active |
| US4219917A | Pump modification for matching performance | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 4 | Expired |
| US7861777B2 | Viscometer for downhole pumping | Physics | 4 | Active |
| US8096169B2 | Seal section assembly mechanical face seal integrity verification tool | Physics | 3 | Active |
| US8042612B2 | Method and device for maintaining sub-cooled fluid to ESP system | Fixed Constructions | 2 | Active |
| US8397821B2 | Caisson two-phase emulsion reducer | Fixed Constructions | 0 | Active |
| US7644770B2 | Downhole gas compressor | Fixed Constructions | 0 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.