Manuel E. Gonzalez
36Patents
16h-index
53Co-inventors
84Inventor score
Filing activity: Mar 18, 1985 → Mar 24, 2020
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6474414B1 | Plug for tubulars | Fixed Constructions | 77 | Expired |
| US7225220B2 | On-line selection of service providers in distributed provision of services on demand | Physics | 75 | Expired |
| US5849590A | Method of chemical tagging | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 75 | Expired |
| US4778008A | Selectively releasable and reengagable expansion joint for subterranean well tubing strings | Fixed Constructions | 65 | Expired |
| US7290609B2 | Subterranean well secondary plugging tool for repair of a first plug | Fixed Constructions | 62 | Expired |
| US6207620A | Use of encapsulated acid in acid fracturing treatments | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 60 | Expired |
| US6380547B1 | Tagging compositions and methods | Physics | 39 | Expired |
| US5309995A | Well treatment using ball sealers | Fixed Constructions | 39 | Expired |
| US5981283A | Method of tagging hydrocarbon fuels | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 32 | Expired |
| US6860328B2 | Method for selectively positioning proppants in high contrast permeability formations to enhance hydrocarbon recovery | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 32 | Expired |
| US5474937A | Method of identifying chemicals by use of non-radioactive isotopes | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 31 | Expired |
| US7016085B2 | Remote proofing service adaptively isolated from the internet | Electricity | 31 | Expired |
| US5677187A | Tagging chemical compositions | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 25 | Expired |
| US5083356A | Collar load support tubing running procedure | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 25 | Expired |
| US4656944A | Select fire well perforator system and method of operation | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 23 | Expired |
| US7441599B2 | Controlling the pressure within an annular volume of a wellbore | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 21 | Expired |
| US6938707B2 | Method and system for minimizing circulating fluid return losses during drilling of a well bore | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 12 | Expired |
| US7743830B2 | Controlling the pressure within an annular volume of a wellbore | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 8 | Active |
| US7870905B2 | Controlling the pressure within an annular volume of a wellbore | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 7 | Active |
| US9316063B2 | Transmitting power within a wellbore | Fixed Constructions | 6 | Active |
| US4676309A | Linear plane perforator | Fixed Constructions | 6 | Expired |
| US8575936B2 | Packer fluid and system and method for remote sensing | Physics | 5 | Active |
| US8077053B2 | Method and apparatus for sensing a borehole characteristic | Fixed Constructions | 5 | Active |
| US7963333B2 | Controlling the pressure within an annular volume of a wellbore | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 5 | Active |
| US5677186A | Method of identifying chemicals by use of non-radioactive isotopes | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 5 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.