Inventor · Houston, TX, US

Timothy R. Tips

33Patents
10h-index
35Co-inventors
75Inventor score

Filing activity: Aug 28, 1991 → May 15, 2015

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5775429A Downhole packer Fixed Constructions 63 Expired
US5316084A Well tool with sealing means Fixed Constructions 55 Expired
US8616276B2 Remotely activated downhole apparatus and methods Fixed Constructions 39 Active
US7242103B2 Downhole electrical power generator Electricity 36 Expired
US7861788B2 Casing valves system for selective well stimulation and control Fixed Constructions 32 Active
US8596359B2 Remotely controllable fluid flow control assembly Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 32 Active
US6659184B1 Multi-line back pressure control system Fixed Constructions 29 Expired
US8646537B2 Remotely activated downhole apparatus and methods Fixed Constructions 28 Active
US7503385B2 Single line control module for well tool actuation Fixed Constructions 16 Active
US8893787B2 Operation of casing valves system for selective well stimulation and control Fixed Constructions 12 Active
US8234932B2 Annulus vortex flowmeter Physics 8 Active
US9051830B2 Two line operation of two hydraulically controlled downhole devices Fixed Constructions 8 Active
US7819194B2 Flow regulator for use in a subterranean well Fixed Constructions 8 Active
US7484566B2 Pulse width modulated downhole flow control Fixed Constructions 7 Active
US8720553B2 Completion assembly and methods for use thereof Fixed Constructions 7 Active
US9163488B2 Multiple zone integrated intelligent well completion Fixed Constructions 7 Active
US8322446B2 Remote actuation of downhole well tools Fixed Constructions 7 Active
US8857518B1 Single trip multi-zone completion systems and methods Fixed Constructions 7 Active
US7240737B2 Direct proportional surface control system for downhole choke Fixed Constructions 6 Expired
US7836956B2 Positional control of downhole actuators Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 5 Active
US9500074B2 Acoustic coupling of electrical power and data between downhole devices Fixed Constructions 3 Active
US9051826B2 Downhole control system having a versatile manifold and method for use of same Fixed Constructions 3 Active
US9428999B2 Multiple zone integrated intelligent well completion Fixed Constructions 3 Active
US10718181B2 Casing-based intelligent completion assembly Fixed Constructions 3 Active
US10053937B2 Production packer-setting tool with electrical control line Fixed Constructions 2 Active

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