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Thomas M. Deaton — 29 Patents

OEOtis Engineering: 13 patents #4 of 228Top 2%
Schlumberger Technology: 6 patents #1,063 of 7,293Top 15%
WEWeatherford/Lamb: 3 patents #218 of 852Top 30%
CICamco International: 2 patents #50 of 166Top 35%
HSHalliburton Energy Services: 2 patents #3,066 of 5,294Top 60%
BHBaker Hughes Holdings: 1 patents #1,949 of 3,522Top 60%
Dallas, TX: #186 of 7,543 inventorsTop 3%
Texas: #4,128 of 125,132 inventorsTop 4%
Overall (All Time): #127,851 of 4,157,543Top 4%
29 Patents All Time
Thomas M. Deaton has been granted 29 US patents while listed as an inventor at Otis Engineering. The first was granted in 1980 and the most recent in January 2006. Thomas M. Deaton ranks #127,851 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 3.1%). Patent records list Thomas M. Deaton in Dallas, TX, US.

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–25 of 29 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
6991040 Method and apparatus for locking out a subsurface safety valve Thomas G. Hill, Jr., Neil A. A. Simpson, Rory L. Hodge 2006-01-31 $44,044,000
6854519 Subsurface valve with system and method for sealing Winfield M. Sides, III, Robert Jancha, Roddie R. Smith 2005-02-15 $14,653,000
6666271 Curved flapper and seat for a subsurface saftey valve Robert Jancha 2003-12-23 $17,836,000
6575249 Apparatus and method for locking open a flow control device 2003-06-10
6513594 Subsurface safety valve David McCalvin 2003-02-04 $58,228,000
6478090 Method and apparatus of operating devices using actuators having expandable or contractable elements 2002-11-12 $190,207,000
6433991 Controlling activation of devices Dwayne Leismer, Dennis M. Read, Jr. 2002-08-13 $44,496,000
6321845 Apparatus for device using actuator having expandable contractable element 2001-11-27 $79,717,000
6315047 Eccentric subsurface safety valve Jason C. Mailand 2001-11-13 $66,278,000
6283217 Axial equalizing valve 2001-09-04 $40,465,000
6241022 Control line connector Jason C. Mailand 2001-06-05
6237693 Failsafe safety valve and method 2001-05-29
6098714 Hydraulic fluid actuator with metal to metal seals 2000-08-08 $53,690,000
6053251 Reduced travel operating mechanism for downhole tools 2000-04-25 $42,289,000
5293551 Monitor and control circuit for electric surface controlled subsurface valve system Donald H. Perkins 1994-03-08 $8,736,000
5211243 Annulus safety valve Scott C. Strattan 1993-05-18 $16,118,000
5207275 Annulus safety valve Scott C. Strattan 1993-05-04
5070595 Method for manufacturing electric surface controlled subsurface valve system Donald H. Perkins 1991-12-10 $4,584,000
4981173 Electric surface controlled subsurface valve system Donald H. Perkins 1991-01-01
4886114 Electric surface controlled subsurface valve system Donald H. Perkins, Phillip S. Sizer 1989-12-12 $9,083,000
4798247 Solenoid operated safety valve and submersible pump system Donald H. Perkins 1989-01-17 $18,712,000
4708163 Safety valve 1987-11-24 $10,644,000
4664195 Safety valve 1987-05-12 $3,794,000
4632187 Well safety and kill valve 1986-12-30 $4,741,000
4566478 Well safety and kill valve 1986-01-28 $4,993,000