Inventor · Spring, TX, US

Peter Thomas Cariveau

84Patents
16h-index
72Co-inventors
87Inventor score

Filing activity: Apr 9, 1997 → Jan 30, 2024

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
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.