Thurman B. Carter
37Patents
20h-index
47Co-inventors
85Inventor score
Filing activity: Aug 8, 1984 → Aug 19, 2008
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5887655A | Wellbore milling and drilling | Fixed Constructions | 190 | Expired |
| US4618009A | Reaming tool | Fixed Constructions | 99 | Expired |
| US5826651A | Wellbore single trip milling | Fixed Constructions | 97 | Expired |
| US5787978A | Multi-face whipstock with sacrificial face element | Fixed Constructions | 86 | Expired |
| US5253710A | Method and apparatus to cut and remove casing | Fixed Constructions | 74 | Expired |
| US5341873A | Method and apparatus for deviated drilling | Fixed Constructions | 66 | Expired |
| US6209636A | Wellbore primary barrier and related systems | Fixed Constructions | 59 | Expired |
| US6202752A | Wellbore milling methods | Fixed Constructions | 58 | Expired |
| US4717290A | Milling tool | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 52 | Expired |
| US5409060A | Wellbore tool orientation | Fixed Constructions | 50 | Expired |
| US6170576A | Mills for wellbore operations | Fixed Constructions | 50 | Expired |
| US6070670A | Movement control system for wellbore apparatus and method of controlling a wellbore tool | Fixed Constructions | 49 | Expired |
| US5452759A | Whipstock system | Fixed Constructions | 43 | Expired |
| US6039118A | Wellbore tool movement control and method of controlling a wellbore tool | Fixed Constructions | 43 | Expired |
| US5425417A | Wellbore tool setting system | Fixed Constructions | 43 | Expired |
| US6364037B1 | Apparatus to actuate a downhole tool | Fixed Constructions | 42 | Expired |
| US5429187A | Milling tool and operations | Fixed Constructions | 42 | Expired |
| US7353867B2 | Whipstock assembly and method of manufacture | Fixed Constructions | 36 | Expired |
| US5984005A | Wellbore milling inserts and mills | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 35 | Expired |
| US8082988B2 | Apparatus and method for stabilization of downhole tools | Fixed Constructions | 28 | Active |
| US5743331A | Wellbore milling system | Fixed Constructions | 18 | Expired |
| US5620051A | Whipstock | Fixed Constructions | 17 | Expired |
| US5522461A | Mill valve | Fixed Constructions | 16 | Expired |
| US5720349A | Starting mill and operations | Fixed Constructions | 16 | Expired |
| US6155349A | Flexible wellbore mill | Fixed Constructions | 15 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.