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Christopher R. Hern — 24 Patents

BHBaker Hughes Holdings: 16 patents #238 of 4,186Top 6%
BOBaker Hughes Oilfield Operations: 6 patents #54 of 1,057Top 6%
Porter, TX: #7 of 74 inventorsTop 10%
Texas: #5,446 of 125,132 inventorsTop 5%
Overall (All Time): #168,038 of 4,157,543Top 5%
24 Patents All Time
Christopher R. Hern has been granted 24 US patents. The first was granted in 2016 and the most recent in December 2025. Christopher R. Hern ranks #168,038 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 4.0%). Patent records list Christopher R. Hern in Porter, TX, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 2016 to 2025Bar chart with a peak of 6 patents in 2020.peak 62016: 2 patents20162017: 4 patents20172018: 2 patents20182019: 1 patents20192020: 6 patents20202021: 2 patents20212022: 1 patents20222023: 4 patents20232025: 2 patents2025

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–24 of 24 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
12492615 Energy harvester, method and system David L. Ewing, Jr., Andrew Duggan, Ronnie D. Russell, Kallol Chatterjee, Scott Christopher 2025-12-09
12326050 Guide assembly, method and system Marc Samuelson, Shane Harris 2025-06-10
11761280 Interlock for a downhole tool Gregory L. Hern 2023-09-19 $79,844,000
11624246 Pass-through tapered nose tool Shane Harris, Kirby G. Schrader, Marc Samuelson, Scott Christopher, Daniel Ewing 2023-04-11 $65,239,000
11560771 Wet connect pocket washout, method, and system 2023-01-24 $81,674,000
11555359 Pass-through tapered nose tool Shane Harris, Kirby G. Schrader, Marc Samuelson, Scott Christopher, Daniel Ewing 2023-01-17 $80,661,000
11280162 Power generation using pressure differential between a tubular and a borehole annulus Andrew Duggan, Daniel Ewing 2022-03-22 $43,604,000
11142999 Downhole power generation using pressure differential Andrew Duggan, Daniel Ewing 2021-10-12 $19,933,000
10954732 Hydraulically set open hole whipstock Gregory L. Hern, James S. Trahan, Jason L. Cullum, Ewoud J. Hulsewe 2021-03-23 $25,239,000
10822929 Electrohydraulic movement of downhole components and method Daniel Ewing, Carlos A. Prieto 2020-11-03 $4,148,000
10801283 Magnetic pulse actuation arrangement for downhole tools and method Carlos A. Prieto, Daniel Ewing 2020-10-13 $14,486,000
10760363 Lock ring segments biased into locked position while retained in position with an exterior profile Andy Tom, Frank J. Maenza, Mahmoud M. Marzouk, Jeffrey C. Williams 2020-09-01 $7,331,000
10738542 Actuating force control for downhole tools Mark K. Adam, Mahmoud M. Marzouk 2020-08-11 $9,642,000
10626705 Magnetic pulse actuation arrangement having layer and method Daniel Ewing, Carlos A. Prieto 2020-04-21
10526856 Hydraulically set open hole whipstock Gregory L. Hern, James S. Trahan, Jason L. Cullum, Ewoud J. Hulsewe 2020-01-07 $21,662,000
10202818 Expandable sealing assembly and downhole system Daniel Ewing, Guijun Deng 2019-02-12 $14,785,000
10087702 Plug releaser and method of limiting pressure differential across plugs Daniel Ewing, Matthew J. Krueger 2018-10-02 $7,068,000
10081997 Watermelon mill with replaceable cutting structure Gregory L. Hern 2018-09-25 $10,685,000
9759027 Slip with altering load distribution feature Charles M. Meador, Matthew J. Krueger, Eric Halfmann 2017-09-12 $16,343,000
9752418 Slip with altering load distribution feature Charles M. Meador, Matthew J. Krueger 2017-09-05 $11,769,000
9719321 Subterranean tool for release of balls adjacent their intended destinations Daniel Ewing, Matthew J. Krueger, Jason P. Lacombe, Travis J. Ansohn, Steve M. Cortez +1 more 2017-08-01 $6,099,000
9611722 Top down liner cementing, rotation and release method Matthew J. Kruger, Daniel Ewing, Travis J. Ansohn, Jason P. Lacombe, Jarandon J. Adams +2 more 2017-04-04 $14,558,000
9464748 Tubular occlusion and pressure damping system and temporal pressure controlling arrangement Daniel Ewing, Matthew J. Krueger 2016-10-11 $38,986,000
9453390 Subterranean tool for release of darts adjacent their intended destinations Daniel Ewing, Matthew J. Krueger, Jason P. Lacombe, Travis J. Ansohn, Steve M. Cortez +1 more 2016-09-27 $36,827,000