Kenneth W. Pober
23Patents
8h-index
30Co-inventors
75Inventor score
Filing activity: Nov 2, 1983 → Mar 4, 2015
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US4817721A | Reducing the permeability of a rock formation | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 137 | Expired |
| US4614235A | Use of mono and polyalkylene glycol ethers as agents for the release of differentially stuck drill pipe | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 40 | Expired |
| US4860829A | Inhibition of reservoir scale | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 29 | Expired |
| US6435276B1 | Spotting fluid for differential sticking | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 19 | Expired |
| US7507694B2 | Surfactant-free emulsions and methods of use thereof | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 15 | Expired |
| US6662871B2 | Spotting fluid for differential sticking | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 14 | Expired |
| US7485602B2 | Drilling method using isomerized olefins and paraffin hydrocarbons as base oils for invert emulsion oil muds | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 12 | Expired |
| US6889780B2 | Method for drilling depleted sands with minimal drilling fluid loss | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 11 | Expired |
| US6984611B2 | Spotting fluid for differential sticking | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 8 | Expired |
| US4537688A | Low and high temperature drilling fluids based on sulfonated terpolymer ionomers | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 7 | Expired |
| US4637882A | Polyampholytes - high temperature viscosifiers for high ionic strength drilling fluids | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 7 | Expired |
| US4578456A | Ethoxylated lignite composition and method of preparing | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 6 | Expired |
| US7749941B2 | Method and composition for improving performance of aqueous and polymer based fluids at high temperatures | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 4 | Expired |
| US6997270B2 | Compounds and method for generating a highly efficient membrane in water-based drilling fluids | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 2 | Expired |
| US9676987B2 | Water-soluble linear polyphosphazenes in water-based fluids for use in wells or pipelines | Fixed Constructions | 1 | Active |
| US8770287B2 | Defoaming agent compositions and methods of making and using same | Fixed Constructions | 1 | Active |
| US6989352B2 | Silicic acid mud lubricants | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 1 | Expired |
| US9074442B2 | Defoaming agent compositions and methods of making and using same | Fixed Constructions | 0 | Active |
| US5284924A | Process for the preparation of polyolefin/acrylonitrile coploymers and polyolefin/acrylic acid or substituted acrylic acid/acrylonitrile terpolymers | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 0 | Expired |
| US5405916A | Process for the preparation of polyolefin/acrylonitrile copolymers and polyolefin/acrylic acid or substituted acrylic acid/acrylonitrile terpolymers | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 0 | Expired |
| US10358595B2 | Methods of producing particles having two different properties | Fixed Constructions | 0 | Active |
| US10119062B2 | Invert emulsion treatment fluids comprising polar organic compounds and methods of use in subterranean operations | Fixed Constructions | 0 | Active |
| US10144829B2 | Bitumen in water emulsions and methods of making same | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 0 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.