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Robert E. Able — 14 Patents

LTLongyear Tm: 7 patents #12 of 72Top 20%
BHBoart Longyear International Holdings: 3 patents #1 of 8Top 15%
BLBoart Longyear: 2 patents #2 of 24Top 9%
Bozeman, MT: #56 of 740 inventorsTop 8%
Montana: #154 of 3,198 inventorsTop 5%
Overall (All Time): #332,869 of 4,157,543Top 9%
14 Patents All Time
Robert E. Able has been granted 14 US patents while listed as an inventor at Longyear Tm. The first was granted in 2000 and the most recent in June 2014. Robert E. Able ranks #332,869 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 8.0%). Patent records list Robert E. Able in Bozeman, MT, US.

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Showing 1–14 of 14 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDate
8739902 High-speed triple string drilling system 2014-06-03
8668029 Sonic latch mechanism Thomas J. Oothoudt 2014-03-11
8474547 Isolation system for drilling systems Thomas J. Oothoudt 2013-07-02
8356677 Methods of preloading a sonic drill head and methods of drilling using the same Kristian S. Drivdahl, Todd A. Nevenner, Kenneth Carl Altrichter 2013-01-22
8261857 Core barrel sonic latch mechanism and methods of sonic drilling using the same Thomas J. Oothoudt 2012-09-11
8079647 Vibratory milling machine having linear reciprocating motion Jing James Yao, Thomas J. Oothoudt 2011-12-20
8056985 Vibratory machine Jing James Yao, Louis E. Silay 2011-11-15
8006782 Sonic drill head Kristian S. Drivdahl, Todd A. Nevenner, Kenneth Carl Altrichter 2011-08-30
7896108 Dual string orbital drilling system Charles C. Able 2011-03-01
7828393 Continuous vibratory milling machine Jing James Yao, Louis E. Silay 2010-11-09
7434890 Vibratory milling machine having linear reciprocating motion Jing James Yao, Louis E. Silay 2008-10-14
6371205 Bore hole grouting apparatus and method Patrick Joseph Langan 2002-04-16
6109373 Cable overshot apparatus 2000-08-29
6089335 Positive latch core barrel apparatus 2000-07-18