Inventor · Houston, TX, US

Michael B. Smith

19Patents
10h-index
15Co-inventors
69Inventor score

Filing activity: Feb 27, 1981 → Aug 10, 2020

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5435400A Lateral well drilling Fixed Constructions 235 Expired
US4678037A Method and apparatus for completing a plurality of zones in a wellbore Fixed Constructions 83 Expired
US5594886A Pseudo-LRU cache memory replacement method and apparatus utilizing nodes Physics 62 Expired
US6353906B1 Testing synchronization circuitry using digital simulation Physics 23 Expired
US4372380A Method for determination of fracture closure pressure Fixed Constructions 20 Expired
US4393933A Determination of maximum fracture pressure Fixed Constructions 17 Expired
US4478282A Height control technique in hydraulic fracturing treatments Fixed Constructions 17 Expired
US7632445B2 Integrated co-injection molded vehicle components and methods of making the same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 16 Active
US4434848A Maximizing fracture extension in massive hydraulic fracturing Fixed Constructions 13 Expired
US6131079A Method and device for automatic simulation verification Physics 10 Expired
US6998174B2 Integrated co-injection molded vehicle components and methods of making the same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Expired
US4953500A Door system for large primate caging Human Necessities 8 Expired
US6875476B2 Methods and apparatus for manufacturing turbine engine components Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Expired
US10738551B1 Real time flow analysis methods and continuous mass balance and wellbore pressure calculations from real-time density and flow measurements Fixed Constructions 2 Active
US6041348A N-port algorithm for disabling a node within a network during reset Physics 2 Expired
US6838034B2 Multi-part sequential valve gating Performing Operations; Transporting 1 Expired
US10028492B2 Methods and systems for maintaining a constant depth Physics 1 Active
US11242744B1 Real time flow analysis methods and continuous mass balance and wellbore pressure calculations from real-time density and flow measurements Fixed Constructions 0 Active
US9738361B1 Device and method for autonomously seeking, then maintaining a constant depth while in motion through the water either by retrieval or being towed Performing Operations; Transporting 0 Active

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