Todd W. Benson
89Patents
17h-index
41Co-inventors
84Inventor score
Filing activity: Feb 8, 1996 → Jun 5, 2024
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US8210283B1 | System and method for surface steerable drilling | Fixed Constructions | 108 | Active |
| US8596385B2 | System and method for determining incremental progression between survey points while drilling | Fixed Constructions | 40 | Active |
| US8996396B2 | System and method for defining a drilling path based on cost | Physics | 34 | Active |
| US9157309B1 | System and method for remotely controlled surface steerable drilling | Physics | 31 | Active |
| US8794353B2 | System and method for surface steerable drilling | Fixed Constructions | 30 | Active |
| US8818729B1 | System and method for formation detection and evaluation | Physics | 29 | Active |
| US9347308B2 | System and method for determining incremental progression between survey points while drilling | Fixed Constructions | 29 | Active |
| US9494030B2 | System and method for surface steerable drilling | Fixed Constructions | 28 | Active |
| US9404356B2 | System and method for remotely controlled surface steerable drilling | Physics | 25 | Active |
| US9428961B2 | Surface steerable drilling system for use with rotary steerable system | Fixed Constructions | 25 | Active |
| US10208580B2 | System and method for detection of slide and rotation modes | Fixed Constructions | 22 | Active |
| US8033920B1 | High torque, flexible, dual, constant velocity, ball joint assembly for mud motor used in directional well drilling | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 22 | Active |
| US9297205B2 | System and method for controlling a drilling path based on drift estimates | Physics | 22 | Active |
| US8517093B1 | System and method for drilling hammer communication, formation evaluation and drilling optimization | Fixed Constructions | 22 | Active |
| US9238960B2 | System and method for formation detection and evaluation | Physics | 19 | Active |
| US10533409B2 | Apparatus and methods for automated slide drilling | Physics | 18 | Active |
| US10472893B2 | System and method for controlling a drilling path based on drift estimates | Physics | 17 | Active |
| US10018028B2 | System and method for surface steerable drilling | Fixed Constructions | 16 | Active |
| US10683743B2 | System and method for controlling a drilling path based on drift estimates in a rotary steerable system | Fixed Constructions | 16 | Active |
| US10196889B2 | System and method for determining incremental progression between survey points while drilling | Fixed Constructions | 15 | Active |
| US10954773B2 | Apparatus and methods for automated slide drilling | Physics | 12 | Active |
| US8678107B2 | System and method for drilling hammer communication, formation evaluation and drilling optimization | Fixed Constructions | 12 | Active |
| US10584574B2 | Apparatus and methods for automated slide drilling | Physics | 11 | Active |
| US9316100B2 | System and method for steering in a downhole environment using vibration modulation | Fixed Constructions | 10 | Active |
| US8783342B2 | System and method for using controlled vibrations for borehole communications | Fixed Constructions | 10 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.