Michael M. Herron
24Patents
11h-index
26Co-inventors
75Inventor score
Filing activity: Jan 26, 1984 → Jul 3, 2019
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US4712424A | Quantitative determination by elemental logging of subsurface formation properties | Physics | 41 | Expired |
| US4903527A | Quantitative clay typing and lithological evaluation of subsurface formations | Physics | 41 | Expired |
| US6140816A | Method of determining the permeability of sedimentary strata | Physics | 38 | Expired |
| US4722220A | Quantitative determination by elemental logging of subsurface formation properties | Physics | 35 | Expired |
| US5741707A | Method for quantitative analysis of earth samples | Physics | 27 | Expired |
| US5786595A | Method for estimating lithological fractions using nuclear spectroscopy measurements | Physics | 23 | Expired |
| US4773264A | Permeability determinations through the logging of subsurface formation properties | Physics | 17 | Expired |
| US6571619B2 | Real time petrophysical evaluation system | Physics | 16 | Expired |
| US6718265B2 | Petrophysical property estimation using an acoustic calibration relationship | Physics | 15 | Expired |
| US7366615B2 | Methods and apparatus using both nuclear capture and inelastic spectroscopy in deriving elemental concentrations | Physics | 14 | Active |
| US6959246B2 | Carbonate permeability | Physics | 11 | Expired |
| US6844729B2 | Method of using nuclear spectroscopy measurements acquired while drilling | Physics | 8 | Expired |
| US4914944A | Situ determination of hydrocarbon characteristics including oil api gravity | Physics | 8 | Expired |
| US6047595A | Method of determining the permeability of sedimentary strata using NMR data | Fixed Constructions | 7 | Expired |
| US9329122B2 | Diffuse reflectance infrared fourier transform spectroscopy for characterization of earth materials | Physics | 4 | Active |
| US9696453B2 | Predicting mineralogy properties from elemental compositions | Physics | 3 | Active |
| US9874551B2 | Determining mineralogy of an earth formation using linear regressions | Fixed Constructions | 3 | Active |
| US9851468B2 | Hydrocarbon saturation from total organic carbon logs derived from inelastic and capture nuclear spectroscopy | Physics | 3 | Active |
| US10151674B2 | Oil-based mud drill cutting cleaning for infrared spectroscopy | Physics | 1 | Active |
| US4890486A | In situ determination of hydrocarbon characteristics | Physics | 1 | Expired |
| US11279008B2 | Automatic screw driver with screw cartridge | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 1 | Active |
| US7635838B2 | Methods and apparatus for exploring geological formations utilizing strontium measurements | Physics | 1 | Active |
| US9513213B2 | System and method of determining rock properties using terahertz-band dielectric measurements | Physics | 0 | Active |
| US10365215B2 | Method and system for analyzing an earth sample of a geological formation | Physics | 0 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.