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Thomas J. Ames — 6 Patents

FMFmc: 3 patents #430 of 1,735Top 25%
HCHughes Tool Company: 2 patents #44 of 224Top 20%
MOMarathon Oil: 1 patents #82 of 213Top 40%
Houston, TX: #3,855 of 21,073 inventorsTop 20%
Texas: #24,637 of 125,132 inventorsTop 20%
Overall (All Time): #779,687 of 4,157,543Top 20%
6 Patents All Time
Thomas J. Ames has been granted 6 US patents while listed as an inventor at Fmc. The first was granted in 1981 and the most recent in August 1996. Thomas J. Ames ranks #779,687 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 18.8%). Patent records list Thomas J. Ames in Houston, TX, US.

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–6 of 6 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
5547314 Offshore system and method for storing and tripping a continuous length of jointed tubular conduit 1996-08-20 $32,210,000
4770248 Device to orient electrical connectors in a subsea well Robert C. Houlgrave, Anthony J. Masciopinto, Glen H. Cuiper, Gary A. Shaw 1988-09-13
4751968 Wellhead stabilizing member with deflecting ribs Carl F. Boehm, Jr. 1988-06-21
4486002 Combined metallic and flexible non-metallic pressure seal Ronald L. Riess 1984-12-04 $2,313,000
4367980 Method and apparatus for completing diverless subsea large diameter flowline connections Glen H. Cuiper 1983-01-11 $3,496,000
4273472 Apparatus for protecting subsea wells Andre L. Piazza, Michael J. Krenek 1981-06-16 $1,705,000