Inventor · Richmond, TX, US

Kenneth R. Goodman

31Patents
15h-index
41Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: May 17, 1989 → Jul 19, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US10077641B2 Perforating gun with integrated initiator Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 107 Active
US8157022B2 Apparatus string for use in a wellbore Fixed Constructions 94 Active
US7762331B2 Process for assembling a loading tube Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 92 Active
US10190398B2 Detonator structure and system Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 74 Active
US5473321A Method and apparatus to train telemetry system for optimal communications with downhole equipment Fixed Constructions 46 Expired
US10151181B2 Selectable switch to set a downhole tool Fixed Constructions 36 Active
US7510001B2 Downhole actuation tools Fixed Constructions 34 Expired
US8136608B2 Mitigating perforating gun shock Fixed Constructions 33 Active
US7933166B2 Autonomous depth control for wellbore equipment Physics 27 Active
US7284612B2 Controlling transient pressure conditions in a wellbore Fixed Constructions 27 Expired
US5010333A Advanced digital telemetry system for monocable transmission featuring multilevel correlative coding and adaptive transversal filter equalizer Fixed Constructions 25 Expired
US5387907A High data rate wireline telemetry system Physics 24 Expired
US5365229A Adaptive telemetry system for hostile environment well logging Fixed Constructions 23 Expired
US5062048A Stretch corrected wireline depth measuring error and log quality indicator method and apparatus Physics 23 Expired
US8056632B2 Downhole initiator for an explosive end device Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 22 Active
US7171309B2 Downhole tool controller using autocorrelation of command sequences Fixed Constructions 13 Expired
US6550538B1 Communication with a downhole tool Fixed Constructions 12 Expired
US8276656B2 System and method for mitigating shock effects during perforating Fixed Constructions 12 Active
US9903695B1 Method and device for initiating an explosive train Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 10 Active
US7543638B2 Low temperature oxidation for enhanced oil recovery Fixed Constructions 9 Active
US8022839B2 Telemetry subsystem to communicate with plural downhole modules Fixed Constructions 9 Active
US7624681B2 Initiator activated by a stimulus Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 9 Active
US6491275B1 Computer accessory having assemblage of mouse pad and paper pad Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Expired
US5159499A Logging cable magnetic remark apparatus Physics 3 Expired
US11377935B2 Universal initiator and packaging Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 2 Active

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