Inventor · Conroe, TX, US

Robert A. Laing

18Patents
10h-index
35Co-inventors
68Inventor score

Filing activity: Mar 13, 2002 → Mar 29, 2017

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7395882B2 Casing and liner drilling bits Fixed Constructions 127 Expired
US7036611B2 Expandable reamer apparatus for enlarging boreholes while drilling and methods of use Fixed Constructions 125 Expired
US7308937B2 Expandable reamer apparatus for enlarging boreholes while drilling and methods of use Fixed Constructions 72 Expired
US7178609B2 Window mill and drill bit Fixed Constructions 44 Expired
US6695080B2 Reaming apparatus and method with enhanced structural protection Fixed Constructions 42 Expired
US7549485B2 Expandable reamer apparatus for enlarging subterranean boreholes and methods of use Fixed Constructions 39 Expired
US6739416B2 Enhanced offset stabilization for eccentric reamers Fixed Constructions 25 Expired
US8006785B2 Casing and liner drilling bits and reamers Fixed Constructions 21 Active
US9611697B2 Expandable apparatus and related methods Fixed Constructions 10 Active
US8813871B2 Expandable apparatus and related methods Fixed Constructions 10 Active
US8887839B2 Drill bit for use in drilling subterranean formations Fixed Constructions 5 Active
US8167059B2 Casing and liner drilling shoes having spiral blade configurations, and related methods Fixed Constructions 5 Active
US8205693B2 Casing and liner drilling shoes having selected profile geometries, and related methods Fixed Constructions 3 Active
US8225887B2 Casing and liner drilling shoes with portions configured to fail responsive to pressure, and related methods Fixed Constructions 3 Active
US8225888B2 Casing shoes having drillable and non-drillable cutting elements in different regions and related methods Fixed Constructions 2 Active
US8297380B2 Casing and liner drilling shoes having integrated operational components, and related methods Fixed Constructions 1 Active
US10087683B2 Expandable apparatus and related methods Fixed Constructions 0 Active
US10445841B2 Systems and methods for earth-boring rotary drill bit selection Physics 0 Active

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