Richard E. Thorp
8Patents
7h-index
11Co-inventors
56Inventor score
Filing activity: Aug 27, 1992 → Nov 27, 2007
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5553678A | Modulated bias units for steerable rotary drilling systems | Fixed Constructions | 262 | Expired |
| US5520255A | Modulated bias unit for rotary drilling | Fixed Constructions | 220 | Expired |
| US5553679A | Modulated bias unit for rotary drilling | Fixed Constructions | 188 | Expired |
| US5673763A | Modulated bias unit for rotary drilling | Fixed Constructions | 122 | Expired |
| US7178608B2 | While drilling system and method | Physics | 36 | Expired |
| US7083008B2 | Apparatus and method for pressure-compensated telemetry and power generation in a borehole | Fixed Constructions | 18 | Expired |
| US6116355A | Choke device | Fixed Constructions | 10 | Expired |
| US8739897B2 | Pressure compensation and rotary seal system for measurement while drilling instrumentation | Fixed Constructions | 3 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.