John Michael Karanikas
96Patents
74h-index
74Co-inventors
91Inventor score
Filing activity: Jun 12, 1992 → Jul 19, 2022
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6056057A | Heater well method and apparatus | Fixed Constructions | 371 | Expired |
| US6079499A | Heater well method and apparatus | Fixed Constructions | 355 | Expired |
| US5862858A | Flameless combustor | Fixed Constructions | 350 | Expired |
| US5899269A | Flameless combustor | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 346 | Expired |
| US6019172A | Flameless combustor | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 332 | Expired |
| US7011154B2 | In situ recovery from a kerogen and liquid hydrocarbon containing formation | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 330 | Expired |
| US5404952A | Heat injection process and apparatus | Fixed Constructions | 324 | Expired |
| US5226961A | High temperature wellbore cement slurry | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 319 | Expired |
| US7104319B2 | In situ thermal processing of a heavy oil diatomite formation | Fixed Constructions | 291 | Expired |
| US7040400B2 | In situ thermal processing of a relatively impermeable formation using an open wellbore | Fixed Constructions | 288 | Expired |
| US6688387B1 | In situ thermal processing of a hydrocarbon containing formation to produce a hydrocarbon condensate | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 285 | Expired |
| US6722431B2 | In situ thermal processing of hydrocarbons within a relatively permeable formation | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 271 | Expired |
| US6932155B2 | In situ thermal processing of a hydrocarbon containing formation via backproducing through a heater well | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 268 | Expired |
| US7066254B2 | In situ thermal processing of a tar sands formation | Fixed Constructions | 266 | Expired |
| US6752210B2 | In situ thermal processing of a coal formation using heat sources positioned within open wellbores | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 264 | Expired |
| US7073578B2 | Staged and/or patterned heating during in situ thermal processing of a hydrocarbon containing formation | Electricity | 259 | Expired |
| US6739394B2 | Production of synthesis gas from a hydrocarbon containing formation | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 252 | Expired |
| US6769483B2 | In situ thermal processing of a hydrocarbon containing formation using conductor in conduit heat sources | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 251 | Expired |
| US6588504B2 | In situ thermal processing of a coal formation to produce nitrogen and/or sulfur containing formation fluids | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 251 | Expired |
| US6736215B2 | In situ thermal processing of a hydrocarbon containing formation, in situ production of synthesis gas, and carbon dioxide sequestration | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 250 | Expired |
| US6698515B2 | In situ thermal processing of a coal formation using a relatively slow heating rate | Fixed Constructions | 246 | Expired |
| US6588503B2 | In Situ thermal processing of a coal formation to control product composition | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 243 | Expired |
| US7096953B2 | In situ thermal processing of a coal formation using a movable heating element | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 243 | Expired |
| US6591907B2 | In situ thermal processing of a coal formation with a selected vitrinite reflectance | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 241 | Expired |
| US6708758B2 | In situ thermal processing of a coal formation leaving one or more selected unprocessed areas | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 241 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.