Inventor · Somerville, MA, US

William J. Bailey

32Patents
10h-index
46Co-inventors
75Inventor score

Filing activity: Nov 1, 1971 → Jun 12, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5222709A Vehicle seat suspension unit Performing Operations; Transporting 68 Expired
US7908230B2 System, method, and apparatus for fracture design optimization Fixed Constructions 62 Active
US7716029B2 Method for optimal gridding in reservoir simulation Physics 35 Active
US8005658B2 Automated field development planning of well and drainage locations Fixed Constructions 28 Active
US8793111B2 Automated field development planning Fixed Constructions 23 Active
US4387215A Polycyclic ring-opened polymers Chemistry; Metallurgy 21 Expired
US4476255A Photoreactive plastic composition and articles degradable by ultraviolet radiation and a process for their manufacture Chemistry; Metallurgy 21 Expired
US4559867A Round damper and fusible link therefor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 21 Expired
US8352227B2 System and method for performing oilfield simulation operations Fixed Constructions 14 Active
US4923941A Carboxy-functional polymers and their use as detergent additives Chemistry; Metallurgy 10 Expired
US8374834B2 Statistical method for analyzing the performance of oilfield equipment Physics 6 Active
US9816353B2 Method of optimization of flow control valves and inflow control devices in a single well or a group of wells Fixed Constructions 5 Active
US8073800B2 Valuing future information under uncertainty Physics 5 Active
US5217407A Fire damper with auxiliary springs Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 4 Expired
US9708899B2 Optimization of a multi-period model for valuation applied to flow control valves Physics 3 Active
US10989835B2 Methods and systems for calculating and evaluating value of information for reservoir fluid models derived from DFA tool data Fixed Constructions 2 Active
US7801707B2 Statistical method for analyzing the performance of oilfield equipment Physics 2 Active
US7758269B2 Cosmetic product applicator for application by electrostatic deposit Human Necessities 1 Active
US11003898B2 Creating videos with facial expressions Physics 1 Active
US9488044B2 Valuing future well test under uncertainty Physics 1 Active
US11773700B2 Autonomous optimization of single-well and multi-well gas lift Physics 1 Active
US10767448B2 Multistage oilfield design optimization under uncertainty Electricity 1 Active
US11680464B2 Methods and systems for reservoir and wellbore simulation Physics 1 Active
US11899161B2 Optimization under uncertainty for integrated models Physics 0 Active
US12359516B2 Two-stage multi-objective optimization scheme for wellbore cleanup with an emissions measure Fixed Constructions 0 Active

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