Inventor · Houston, TX, US

Ray R. Ayers

38Patents
14h-index
16Co-inventors
78Inventor score

Filing activity: Jul 29, 1974 → Aug 6, 2007

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US3966614A Oil spill cleanup system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 41 Expired
US4500117A Pipeline connector Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 41 Expired
US4726314A Faired umbilical cable Electricity 36 Expired
US5320175A Subsea wellhead connections Fixed Constructions 30 Expired
US4373753A Spring finger connector Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 22 Expired
US4797117A Marine electrical plug Electricity 22 Expired
US4385583A Work platform Performing Operations; Transporting 21 Expired
US4500151A Marine electrical plug Electricity 20 Expired
US4381994A Spilled oil skimmer kit Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 17 Expired
US5875728A Spar platform Performing Operations; Transporting 17 Expired
US4264450A Fibrous disc oil skimmer Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 17 Expired
US3959136A Oil spill cleanup method and apparatus Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 16 Expired
US4049554A Oil spill cleanup system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 15 Expired
US4516517A Float recovery system Performing Operations; Transporting 14 Expired
US4489964A Memory metal connector Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 14 Expired
US4493590A Method and apparatus for on surface joining of submarine pipeline segments using an eccentric hinge Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 13 Expired
US4640645A Containment boom system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 12 Expired
US4525101A Drill string deployment of cable pulling tool Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 12 Expired
US4563108A Pressure actuated release mechanism Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 11 Expired
US4789269A Winged pipelaying Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 10 Expired
US4556341A Work platform Fixed Constructions 10 Expired
US4709356A Seismic array positioning Physics 9 Expired
US4621844A Memory metal connector Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 9 Expired
US5549417A Subsea pipeline shroud Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 8 Expired
US4724788A Float steering system Performing Operations; Transporting 6 Expired

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