Inventor · San Francisco, CA, US

Michael Kobler

10Patents
6h-index
4Co-inventors
51Inventor score

Filing activity: Mar 5, 2001 → Jun 9, 2009

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6929330B2 Method and system for mining hydrocarbon-containing materials Fixed Constructions 34 Expired
US6554368B2 Method and system for mining hydrocarbon-containing materials Fixed Constructions 29 Expired
US8127865B2 Method of drilling from a shaft for underground recovery of hydrocarbons Fixed Constructions 25 Active
US7097255B2 Method and means for processing oil sands while excavating Fixed Constructions 20 Expired
US7448692B2 Method and means for processing oil sands while excavating Fixed Constructions 18 Expired
US6869147B2 Method and system for mining hydrocarbon-containing materials Fixed Constructions 17 Expired
US8091495B2 Compressed natural gas barge Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 6 Active
US7461901B2 Method and means for processing oil sands while excavating Fixed Constructions 3 Active
US8287050B2 Method of increasing reservoir permeability Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US7644769B2 Method of collecting hydrocarbons using a barrier tunnel Fixed Constructions 0 Active

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