Inventor · Humble, TX, US

Kurt A. Hickey

18Patents
14h-index
9Co-inventors
67Inventor score

Filing activity: Mar 24, 1993 → May 9, 2006

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6281489A Monitoring of downhole parameters and tools utilizing fiber optics Physics 242 Expired
US6531694B2 Wellbores utilizing fiber optic-based sensors and operating devices Physics 81 Expired
US7040390B2 Wellbores utilizing fiber optic-based sensors and operating devices Physics 72 Expired
US6787758B2 Wellbores utilizing fiber optic-based sensors and operating devices Physics 65 Expired
US7201221B2 Wellbores utilizing fiber optic-based sensors and operating devices Physics 57 Expired
US6977367B2 Providing a light cell in a wellbore Physics 48 Expired
US6828547B2 Wellbores utilizing fiber optic-based sensors and operating devices Physics 43 Expired
US6260850A Annular chamber seal Fixed Constructions 42 Expired
US5496044A Annular chamber seal Fixed Constructions 36 Expired
US5799949A Annular chamber seal Fixed Constructions 30 Expired
US6283477A Annular chamber seal Fixed Constructions 28 Expired
US6315049A Multiple line hydraulic system flush valve and method of use Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 28 Expired
US6571046B1 Protector system for fiber optic system components in subsurface applications Physics 27 Expired
US5897095A Subsurface safety valve actuation pressure amplifier Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 19 Expired
US6943340B2 Method and apparatus of providing an optical fiber along a power supply line Physics 14 Expired
US6158714A Adjustable orifice valve Fixed Constructions 10 Expired
US6266465A Angled optic fiber unions and junctions for optic fiber conduits Physics 3 Expired
US6516889B1 High-load big bore lock Fixed Constructions 2 Expired

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