William M. Moeny
34Patents
16h-index
15Co-inventors
78Inventor score
Filing activity: Jan 6, 1987 → Jun 23, 2023
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5896938A | Portable electrohydraulic mining drill | Fixed Constructions | 168 | Expired |
| US4741405A | Focused shock spark discharge drill using multiple electrodes | Fixed Constructions | 150 | Expired |
| US6215734A | Electrohydraulic pressure wave projectors | Electricity | 102 | Expired |
| US7416032B2 | Pulsed electric rock drilling apparatus | Performing Operations; Transporting | 80 | Active |
| US10407995B2 | Repetitive pulsed electric discharge drills including downhole formation evaluation | Fixed Constructions | 79 | Active |
| US7530406B2 | Method of drilling using pulsed electric drilling | Performing Operations; Transporting | 67 | Active |
| US7559378B2 | Portable and directional electrocrushing drill | Fixed Constructions | 64 | Active |
| US7527108B2 | Portable electrocrushing drill | Electricity | 61 | Active |
| US6761416B2 | Method and apparatus for a plasma-hydraulic continuous excavation system | Fixed Constructions | 35 | Expired |
| US7959094B2 | Virtual electrode mineral particle disintegrator | Performing Operations; Transporting | 24 | Active |
| US8616302B2 | Pulsed electric rock drilling apparatus with non-rotating bit and directional control | Fixed Constructions | 23 | Active |
| US9190190B1 | Method of providing a high permittivity fluid | Electricity | 23 | Active |
| US8172006B2 | Pulsed electric rock drilling apparatus with non-rotating bit | Fixed Constructions | 22 | Active |
| US7384009B2 | Virtual electrode mineral particle disintegrator | Performing Operations; Transporting | 22 | Expired |
| US8186454B2 | Apparatus and method for electrocrushing rock | Fixed Constructions | 19 | Active |
| US8789772B2 | Virtual electrode mineral particle disintegrator | Fixed Constructions | 18 | Active |
| US9700893B2 | Virtual electrode mineral particle disintegrator | Fixed Constructions | 16 | Active |
| US8567522B2 | Apparatus and method for supplying electrical power to an electrocrushing drill | Fixed Constructions | 16 | Active |
| US8083008B2 | Pressure pulse fracturing system | Performing Operations; Transporting | 12 | Active |
| US10060195B2 | Repetitive pulsed electric discharge apparatuses and methods of use | Fixed Constructions | 11 | Active |
| US9016359B2 | Apparatus and method for supplying electrical power to an electrocrushing drill | Fixed Constructions | 11 | Active |
| US9010458B2 | Pressure pulse fracturing system | Performing Operations; Transporting | 10 | Active |
| US10113364B2 | Method and apparatus for isolating and switching lower voltage pulses from high voltage pulses in electrocrushing and electrohydraulic drills | Electricity | 9 | Active |
| US11326399B2 | Downhole reconfiguration of pulsed-power drilling system components during pulsed drilling operations | Fixed Constructions | 3 | Active |
| US11480015B2 | Drill bit for downhole electrocrushing drilling | Performing Operations; Transporting | 1 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.