Inventor · Lafayette, LA, US

Robert L. Thibodeaux

29Patents
3h-index
19Co-inventors
60Inventor score

Filing activity: May 11, 1983 → Feb 12, 2019

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7191686B1 Method and apparatus for connecting and disconnecting threaded tubulars Fixed Constructions 42 Expired
US8316929B2 Tubular guiding and gripping apparatus and method Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Active
US4509883A Rig piling clamp apparatus Fixed Constructions 4 Expired
US8950475B2 Tubular guiding and gripping apparatus and method Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Active
US11480044B2 Portable local positioning system Physics 3 Active
US9765581B2 Tubular gripping apparatus with movable bowl Fixed Constructions 3 Active
US8720589B2 Apparatus and method to support a tubular member Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Active
US9068404B2 Floating spider Fixed Constructions 3 Active
US9488017B2 External grip tubular running tool Fixed Constructions 3 Active
US9932785B2 System, apparatus, and method for dual-activity drilling Fixed Constructions 2 Active
US9234395B2 Tubular guiding and gripping apparatus and method Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US10689925B2 Pipe wrench Fixed Constructions 2 Active
US10233704B2 Integrated tubular handling system Fixed Constructions 2 Active
US8919429B2 Single upset landing string running system Fixed Constructions 2 Active
US8327928B2 External grip tubular running tool Fixed Constructions 2 Active
US8689863B2 External grip tubular running tool Fixed Constructions 2 Active
US9284791B2 Apparatus and method to clean a tubular member Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US9291013B2 Apparatus to wipe a tubular member Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US9194191B2 Link carrier apparatus for a drilling rig Fixed Constructions 1 Active
US9400069B2 Threaded connector for larger diameter tubular members Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US9422778B2 Drill pipe handling system Fixed Constructions 1 Active
US9677352B2 Chuck spider Fixed Constructions 1 Active
US9702206B2 Single upset landing string running system Fixed Constructions 1 Active
US9033034B2 Wear sensor for a pipe guide Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US10801280B2 Integrated tubular handling system and method Fixed Constructions 0 Active

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