Inventor · Houston, TX, US

Michael A. Carmody

45Patents
23h-index
49Co-inventors
85Inventor score

Filing activity: Mar 30, 1976 → Nov 3, 2014

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6619696B2 Expandable locking thread joint Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 100 Expired
US4944351A Downhole safety valve for subterranean well and method Fixed Constructions 98 Expired
US6568470B2 Downhole actuation system utilizing electroactive fluids Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 96 Expired
US4981177A Method and apparatus for establishing communication with a downhole portion of a control fluid pipe Fixed Constructions 93 Expired
US4457376A Flapper type safety valve for subterranean wells Fixed Constructions 89 Expired
US6173788A Wellpacker and a method of running an I-wire or control line past a packer Fixed Constructions 79 Expired
US5906238A Downhole flow control devices Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 78 Expired
US6848505B2 Alternative method to cementing casing and liners Fixed Constructions 71 Expired
US6041857A Motor drive actuator for downhole flow control devices Fixed Constructions 68 Expired
US6334486B1 Downhole flow control devices Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 67 Expired
US4356867A Temporary lock-open tool for subterranean well valve Fixed Constructions 49 Expired
US6776636B1 PBR with TEC bypass and wet disconnect/connect feature Electricity 49 Expired
US6484800B2 Downhole flow control devices Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 48 Expired
US6722439B2 Multi-positioned sliding sleeve valve Fixed Constructions 47 Expired
US5832996A Electro hydraulic downhole control device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 47 Expired
US5896924A Computer controlled gas lift system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 47 Expired
US4411316A Subterranean well valve with lock open mechanism Fixed Constructions 44 Expired
US4796705A Subsurface well safety valve Fixed Constructions 44 Expired
US4415036A Pressure equalizing flapper type safety valve for subterranean wells Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 39 Expired
US4427071A Flapper type safety valve for subterranean wells Fixed Constructions 34 Expired
US4295528A Selective lock with setting and retrieving tools Fixed Constructions 30 Expired
US6926089B2 Downhole actuation system utilizing electroactive fluids Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 26 Expired
US6612547B2 Downhole flow control devices Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 25 Expired
US7104331B2 Optical position sensing for well control tools Fixed Constructions 19 Expired
US4503913A Subsurface well safety valve Fixed Constructions 18 Expired

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