Inventor · Bozeman, MT, US

Robert E. Able

14Patents
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8Co-inventors
55Inventor score

Filing activity: Nov 3, 1998 → Mar 14, 2013

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6089335A Positive latch core barrel apparatus Fixed Constructions 46 Expired
US6371205B1 Bore hole grouting apparatus and method Fixed Constructions 28 Expired
US8079647B2 Vibratory milling machine having linear reciprocating motion Fixed Constructions 19 Active
US8261857B2 Core barrel sonic latch mechanism and methods of sonic drilling using the same Fixed Constructions 10 Active
US6109373A Cable overshot apparatus Fixed Constructions 9 Expired
US7434890B2 Vibratory milling machine having linear reciprocating motion Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Expired
US7896108B2 Dual string orbital drilling system Fixed Constructions 2 Active
US8356677B2 Methods of preloading a sonic drill head and methods of drilling using the same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US8474547B2 Isolation system for drilling systems Fixed Constructions 2 Active
US8739902B2 High-speed triple string drilling system Fixed Constructions 1 Active
US7828393B2 Continuous vibratory milling machine Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US8668029B2 Sonic latch mechanism Fixed Constructions 0 Active
US8056985B2 Vibratory machine Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US8006782B2 Sonic drill head Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active

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