Inventor · Katy, TX, US

Richard Timothy Coates

35Patents
6h-index
60Co-inventors
72Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 9, 1997 → Aug 11, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7366616B2 Computer-based method for while-drilling modeling and visualization of layered subterranean earth formations Physics 44 Expired
US6896074B2 System and method for installation and use of devices in microboreholes Physics 31 Expired
US8605542B2 Detection of seismic signals using fiber optic distributed sensors Physics 29 Active
US6181642A Apparatus and method for borehole seismic exploration Physics 25 Expired
US7874362B2 Determination of downhole pressure while pumping Fixed Constructions 7 Active
US7578359B2 Downhole acoustic source Physics 7 Active
US9103203B2 Wireless logging of fluid filled boreholes Physics 6 Active
US10871584B2 Seismic data processing Physics 5 Active
US9529109B2 Methods and apparatus for determining slowness of wavefronts Physics 5 Active
US8813869B2 Analysis refracted acoustic waves measured in a borehole Physics 5 Active
US10739478B2 Seismic data processing Physics 4 Active
US9453404B2 Mechanical tube wave sources and methods of use for liquid filled boreholes Physics 4 Active
US8689904B2 Detection of gas influx into a wellbore Fixed Constructions 3 Active
US9354341B2 Deghosting measured survey data Physics 2 Active
US10113902B2 Detection of seismic signals using fiber optic distributed sensors Physics 2 Active
US8208341B2 Processing of combined surface and borehole seismic data Physics 2 Active
US10324210B2 Method and apparatus for determining rough sea topography during a seismic survey Physics 1 Active
US9470807B2 Detection of seismic signals using fiber optic distributed sensors Physics 1 Active
US10927669B2 Transducer ringing Physics 1 Active
US11415720B2 Downhole ultrasound image correction in oil based mud Physics 1 Active
US7617908B2 Downhole seismic source Physics 1 Active
US11353616B2 Methods and systems for processing slowness values from borehole sonic data Physics 0 Active
US7554881B2 Determining seawater conductivity for the compensation of electromagnetics-based survey data Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US9784867B2 Seismic data processing Physics 0 Active
US11567228B2 Acoustic dispersion curve identification based on reciprocal condition number Physics 0 Active

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