Inventor · Katy, TX, US

John Ward

26Patents
12h-index
29Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Apr 23, 1979 → Oct 17, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7077198B2 In situ recovery from a hydrocarbon containing formation using barriers Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 249 Expired
US6729401B2 In situ thermal processing of a hydrocarbon containing formation and ammonia production Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 244 Expired
US6609570B2 In situ thermal processing of a coal formation and ammonia production Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 242 Expired
US7004251B2 In situ thermal processing and remediation of an oil shale formation Fixed Constructions 237 Expired
US7032660B2 In situ thermal processing and inhibiting migration of fluids into or out of an in situ oil shale formation Fixed Constructions 221 Expired
US7128153B2 Treatment of a hydrocarbon containing formation after heating Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 203 Expired
US6821501B2 Integrated flameless distributed combustion/steam reforming membrane reactor for hydrogen production and use thereof in zero emissions hybrid power system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 186 Expired
US6344074B1 Ventless air scrubber assembly with multi-stage filters and hood enclosure with great entrapment units Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 31 Expired
US4360290A Internal pipeline plug for deep subsea pipe-to-pipe pull-in connection operations Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 24 Expired
US6041772A Overhead ventilation system incorporating a fixed blade diffuser with opposed pivoting blades for use with a cooking appliance Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 23 Expired
US6041774A Overhead ventilation system for use with a cooking appliance Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 20 Expired
US4428319A Sock skimmer deployment Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 12 Expired
US4378291A High volume stationary skimmer Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 12 Expired
US4390043A Internal pipeline plug for deep subsea operations Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 11 Expired
US6990600B2 Method for checking a computer system configuration Physics 8 Expired
US6341601B1 Shield for use with an oven for redirecting a thermal exhaust flow Human Necessities 8 Expired
US4493589A Internal pipeline plug for deep subsea operations Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 4 Expired
US5849064A System and method for evenly suspending and circulating particles in a liquid Physics 3 Expired
US9097390B1 Winery storm water protection system Chemistry; Metallurgy 3 Active
US9279533B2 Remote pig launcher Performing Operations; Transporting 2 Active
US11012516B1 System and methods for dynamically extending analytics in a cloud communications platform Electricity 2 Active
US10138714B2 Subsea noise mitigation systems and methods Fixed Constructions 2 Active
US10922060B1 Application source code reuse apparatuses, methods and systems Physics 2 Active
US9027191B2 Subsea pig handler Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 1 Active
US11477287B2 System and methods for dynamically extending analytics in a cloud communications platform Electricity 1 Active

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