Inventor · Pasadena, TX, US

Mitchell C. Smithson

15Patents
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10Co-inventors
59Inventor score

Filing activity: Mar 12, 2004 → Oct 15, 2019

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6995683B2 System and method for transmitting downhole data to the surface Fixed Constructions 28 Expired
US8322446B2 Remote actuation of downhole well tools Fixed Constructions 7 Active
US8560268B2 System and method for sensing a liquid level Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 7 Active
US8757278B2 Sneak path eliminator for diode multiplexed control of downhole well tools Fixed Constructions 7 Active
US7484566B2 Pulse width modulated downhole flow control Fixed Constructions 7 Active
US8590609B2 Sneak path eliminator for diode multiplexed control of downhole well tools Fixed Constructions 6 Active
US8453723B2 Control of well tools utilizing downhole pumps Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Active
US7836956B2 Positional control of downhole actuators Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 5 Active
US8636054B2 Position indicating multiplexed control system and method for downhole well tools Fixed Constructions 4 Active
US9201156B2 System and method for measurement incorporating a crystal resonator Physics 3 Active
US7730956B2 Downhole pressure balanced electrical connections Fixed Constructions 2 Active
US9097101B2 System and method for measurement incorporating a crystal resonator Physics 1 Active
US7520332B2 Method and associated system for setting downhole control pressure Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US11384636B2 Method to determine tracer response from non-ideal chemical tracers Physics 1 Active
US11274547B2 Tracer injection with integrated product identification Physics 0 Active

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