Inventor · Houston, TX, US

Robert W. Arfele

27Patents
9h-index
22Co-inventors
75Inventor score

Filing activity: Nov 12, 1996 → Nov 18, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5988303A Gauge face inlay for bit hardfacing Performing Operations; Transporting 51 Expired
US8261858B1 Element containing thermally stable polycrystalline diamond material and methods and assemblies for formation thereof Fixed Constructions 23 Active
US5904212A Gauge face inlay for bit hardfacing Performing Operations; Transporting 21 Expired
US6131677A Steel-bodied bit Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 19 Expired
US8863860B2 System and method of improved depth of cut control of drilling tools Fixed Constructions 13 Active
US5967244A Drill bit directional nozzle Fixed Constructions 13 Expired
US5924502A Steel-bodied bit Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 11 Expired
USD404044S Six blade drill bit General 10 Expired
US5927410A Drill bit nozzle and method of attachment Performing Operations; Transporting 10 Expired
USD405811S Seven blade drill bit General 8 Expired
US8875814B2 Element containing thermally stable polycrystalline diamond material and methods and assemblies for formation thereof Fixed Constructions 7 Active
USD403335S Four blade drill bit General 4 Expired
USD403336S Five blade drill bit General 3 Expired
USD403003S Nine blade drill bit General 3 Expired
US8764862B2 Element containing thermally stable polycrystalline diamond material and methods and assemblies for formation thereof Fixed Constructions 2 Active
US10920496B2 Cutting structure design with new backup cutter methodology Physics 2 Active
US10323465B2 Optimization of rolling elements on drill bits Fixed Constructions 2 Active
US10267093B2 Drilling tool including multi-step depth of cut control Fixed Constructions 1 Active
US10822945B1 Storing data based on a value associated with an ambient condition downhole in a borehole of a geologic formation Physics 1 Active
USD404407S Eight blade drill bit General 1 Expired
US9650835B2 System and method of configuring drilling tools utilizing a critical depth of cut control curve Fixed Constructions 0 Active
US9506294B2 System and method of constant depth of cut control of drilling tools Fixed Constructions 0 Active
US10214966B2 Rotary drill bits with back-up cutting elements to optimize bit life Physics 0 Active
US11542754B2 Cutting structure design with secondary cutter methodology Physics 0 Active
US9540882B2 System and method of configuring drilling tools utilizing a critical depth of cut control curve Fixed Constructions 0 Active

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