Peter Thomas Cariveau
84Patents
16h-index
72Co-inventors
87Inventor score
Filing activity: Apr 9, 1997 → Jan 30, 2024
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6116357A | Rock drill bit with back-reaming protection | Fixed Constructions | 70 | Expired |
| US7137460B2 | Back reaming tool | Fixed Constructions | 64 | Expired |
| US7942219B2 | Polycrystalline diamond constructions having improved thermal stability | Fixed Constructions | 64 | Active |
| US6729418B2 | Back reaming tool | Fixed Constructions | 54 | Expired |
| US7693695B2 | Methods for modeling, displaying, designing, and optimizing fixed cutter bits | Fixed Constructions | 51 | Active |
| US5868502A | Thrust disc bearings for rotary cone air bits | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 48 | Expired |
| US6446739B1 | Rock drill bit with neck protection | Fixed Constructions | 48 | Expired |
| US6033117A | Sealed bearing drill bit with dual-seal configuration | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 36 | Expired |
| US6206110A | Protected lubricant reservoir with pressure control for sealed bearing earth boring drill bit | Fixed Constructions | 35 | Expired |
| US8991523B2 | Rolling cutter assembled directly to the bit pockets | Performing Operations; Transporting | 33 | Active |
| US6196339A | Dual-seal drill bit pressure communication system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 31 | Expired |
| US6254275A | Sealed bearing drill bit with dual-seal configuration and fluid-cleaning capability | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 30 | Expired |
| US8567531B2 | Cutting elements, methods for manufacturing such cutting elements, and tools incorporating such cutting elements | Fixed Constructions | 23 | Active |
| US7373998B2 | Cutting element with improved cutter to blade transition | Fixed Constructions | 20 | Expired |
| US6408957B1 | Sealed bearing roller cone bit having anti-plugging device | Fixed Constructions | 19 | Expired |
| US8783389B2 | Polycrystalline diamond cutting elements with engineered porosity and method for manufacturing such cutting elements | Fixed Constructions | 16 | Active |
| US6296067A | Protected lubricant reservoir for sealed bearing earth boring drill bit | Fixed Constructions | 16 | Expired |
| US7441612B2 | PDC drill bit using optimized side rake angle | Physics | 14 | Active |
| US7831419B2 | PDC drill bit with cutter design optimized with dynamic centerline analysis having an angular separation in imbalance forces of 180 degrees for maximum time | Fixed Constructions | 14 | Active |
| US10215176B2 | Optimized fiber loading of rubber useful in PDM stators | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 12 | Active |
| US8535400B2 | Techniques and materials for the accelerated removal of catalyst material from diamond bodies | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 12 | Active |
| US6431293B1 | Dual-seal drill bit pressure communication system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 12 | Expired |
| US6679342B2 | Dual-seal drill bit pressure communication system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 11 | Expired |
| US6619412B2 | Protected lubricant reservoir for sealed earth boring drill bit | Fixed Constructions | 10 | Expired |
| US6708786B2 | Mounting attachment and bearing system for an industrial earth-boring cutter | Fixed Constructions | 10 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.