Inventor · Missouri City, TX, US

Michael Evans

39Patents
16h-index
46Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 3, 1978 → Feb 2, 2017

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5804820A Method for determining density of an earth formation Physics 78 Expired
US5250806A Stand-off compensated formation measurements apparatus and method Physics 68 Expired
US5513528A Logging while drilling method and apparatus for measuring standoff as a function of angular position within a borehole Fixed Constructions 65 Expired
US5937198A Field configurable embedded computer system Physics 64 Expired
US5473158A Logging while drilling method and apparatus for measuring formation characteristics as a function of angular position within a borehole Fixed Constructions 62 Expired
US5608215A Method and apparatus for determining density of earth formations Physics 59 Expired
US5812857A Field configurable embedded computer system Physics 58 Expired
USD357810S Combined pet brush and container for pesticide General 55 Expired
US5539225A Accelerator-based methods and apparatus for measurement-while-drilling Physics 37 Expired
US6648083B2 Method and apparatus for measuring mud and formation properties downhole Physics 36 Expired
US7073378B2 Integrated logging tool for borehole Physics 31 Expired
US6944548B2 Formation evaluation through azimuthal measurements Physics 28 Expired
US5767510A Borehole invariant porosity measurement system Physics 26 Expired
US8965703B2 Applications based on fluid properties measured downhole Fixed Constructions 21 Active
USRE36012E Accelerator-based methods and apparatus for measurement-while-drilling General 19 Expired
US6473899B1 Field configurable embedded computer system Physics 16 Expired
US6285026A Borehole caliper derived from neutron porosity measurements Fixed Constructions 14 Expired
USD336098S Buoyant eyeglass holder General 13 Expired
US7334465B2 Integrated logging tool for borehole Physics 12 Expired
US8664587B2 Non-rotating logging-while-drilling neutron imaging tool Physics 10 Active
US7361886B2 Corrections of gamma-ray responses Physics 10 Expired
US4201912A Subthreshold neutron interrogator for detection of radioactive materials Physics 9 Expired
US5086224A Analysis of nuclear data for determining characteristics of earth formations traversed by a borehole Physics 9 Expired
US8558165B2 Nuclear tool Physics 8 Active
US7642507B2 Apparatus and methods for interlaced density and neutron measurements Physics 8 Active

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