Ray R. Ayers
38Patents
14h-index
16Co-inventors
78Inventor score
Filing activity: Jul 29, 1974 → Aug 6, 2007
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.