Inventor · Houston, TX, US

Melvyn F. Whitby

24Patents
10h-index
26Co-inventors
75Inventor score

Filing activity: Feb 24, 1986 → Jun 2, 2017

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4715456A Slips for well pipe Fixed Constructions 83 Expired
US5400857A Oilfield tubular shear ram and method for blowout prevention Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 71 Expired
US5575452A Blowout preventer with ram wedge locks Fixed Constructions 54 Expired
US5505426A Hydraulically controlled blowout preventer Fixed Constructions 50 Expired
US5025708A Actuator with automatic lock Fixed Constructions 47 Expired
US7921917B2 Multi-deployable subsea stack system Fixed Constructions 35 Active
US7300033B1 Blowout preventer operator locking system Fixed Constructions 27 Active
US5918851A Blowout preventer ram automatic locking system Fixed Constructions 23 Expired
US6719262B2 Bidirectional sealing blowout preventer Fixed Constructions 22 Expired
US7374146B2 Dual-cylinder blowout preventer operator system Fixed Constructions 15 Active
US9140090B2 Subsea pressure reduction system Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 10 Active
US8640775B2 Multi-deployable subsea stack system Fixed Constructions 10 Active
US9222326B2 Subsea pressure delivery system Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 8 Active
US10233716B2 Blowout preventer including blind seal assembly Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 8 Active
US7338027B1 Fluid saving blowout preventer operator system Fixed Constructions 8 Active
US8365830B2 Multi-deployable subsea stack system Fixed Constructions 7 Active
US9957768B2 Subsea pressure reduction system Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 4 Active
US8733090B2 Methods and systems for subsea electric piezopumps Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 4 Active
US7533865B2 Blowout preventer operator locking system Fixed Constructions 3 Active
US7559523B2 Dual-cylinder blowout preventer operator system Fixed Constructions 2 Active
US9822604B2 Pressure variance systems for subsea fluid injection Chemistry; Metallurgy 1 Active
US7637474B2 Fluid saving blowout preventer operator system Fixed Constructions 0 Active
US9789932B2 System and method for installing suction piles Fixed Constructions 0 Active
US10487950B2 Blowout preventer having rotation-operated portion Fixed Constructions 0 Active

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