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David A. Helms — 12 Patents

Chevron: 11 patents #429 of 4,788Top 9%
Houston, TX: #1,852 of 21,073 inventorsTop 9%
Texas: #12,706 of 125,132 inventorsTop 15%
Overall (All Time): #396,045 of 4,157,543Top 10%
12 Patents All Time
David A. Helms has been granted 12 US patents while listed as an inventor at Chevron. The first was granted in 1985 and the most recent in April 1997. David A. Helms ranks #396,045 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 9.5%). Patent records list David A. Helms in Houston, TX, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1985 to 1997Bar chart with a peak of 4 patents in 1990.peak 41985: 1 patents19851987: 1 patents19871990: 4 patents19901991: 1 patents19911994: 1 patents19941995: 2 patents19951996: 1 patents19961997: 1 patents1997

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–12 of 12 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
5625293 Determination of the watercut of a multiphase flow directly from measured microwave frequency dielectric properties John D. Marrelli, Joseph D. Stafford, Michael G. Durrett, Gregory J. Hatton 1997-04-29
5483171 Determination of water cut and gas-fraction in oil/water/gas streams Gregory J. Hatton, John D. Marrelli 1996-01-09 $35,021,000
5473256 Combination microwave waveguide and pressure barrier Joseph D. Stafford, Gregory J. Hatton 1995-12-05 $18,821,000
5412326 Means and method for analyzing a petroleum stream John D. Marrelli, Michael G. Durrett, Lisa L. Pepin, Gregory J. Hatton 1995-05-02 $57,067,000
5315117 Volume meter system Gregory J. Hatton, Michael G. Durrett 1994-05-24 $29,543,000
5014010 Dual frequency microwave water cut monitoring means and method Michael G. Durrett, Gregory J. Hatton 1991-05-07 $13,805,000
4977377 Microwave water cut monitor with temperature controlled test cell Michael G. Durrett, Gregory J. Hatton, Earl L. Dowty, John D. Marrelli, Joseph D. Stafford +1 more 1990-12-11 $14,154,000
4947127 Microwave water cut monitor Gregory J. Hatton, Michael G. Durrett, Earl L. Dowty, John D. Marrelli 1990-08-07 $8,028,000
4947128 Co-variance microwave water cut monitoring means and method Gregory J. Hatton, Michael G. Durrett, John D. Marrelli, Joseph D. Stafford 1990-08-07 $8,028,000
4947129 Petroleum stream microwave watercut monitor John D. Marrelli 1990-08-07 $8,028,000
4660414 Petroleum stream monitoring means and method Gregory J. Hatton, Thomas M. Williams, Jr. 1987-04-28 $10,111,000
4499418 Water cut monitoring means and method Gregory J. Hatton, Thomas M. Williams, Jr. 1985-02-12 $15,314,000