Inventor · Houston, TX, US

Loren B. Sheldon

8Patents
6h-index
6Co-inventors
48Inventor score

Filing activity: Feb 6, 1975 → Apr 4, 1979

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4042123A Automated pipe handling system Fixed Constructions 111 Expired
US4202225A Power tongs control arrangement Fixed Constructions 68 Expired
US4187546A Computer-controlled oil drilling rig having drawworks motor and brake control arrangement Fixed Constructions 39 Expired
US4139891A Elevator load control arrangement for a computer-controlled oil drilling rig Fixed Constructions 29 Expired
US4128888A Velocity control arrangement for a computer-controlled oil drilling rig Fixed Constructions 23 Expired
US4119837A Block position and speed transducer for a computer-controlled oil drilling rig Physics 6 Expired
US4163401A Electro-hydraulic interface for a power tongs Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Expired
US4327261A Apparatus for sensing a distended location on a drill pipe Electricity 2 Expired

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