Earth drilling and mining Patent Leaders 2017

Rankings count each patent once by its primary Cooperative Patent Classification. All-time pages aggregate the full database; year pages use patent grant year.

Recent years: 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

Patents per Year

Top Inventors

Rank ↑	Inventor ↕	Patents ↕	Primary Company ↕
1	Michael Linley Fripp	37	Halliburton Energy Services
2	Aaron W. Logan	27	Evolution Engineering
3	David A. Switzer	20	Evolution Engineering
#4	William Mark Richards	20	Halliburton Energy Services
#5	Roger L. Schultz	19	Thru Tubing Solutions
#6	John T. Hardesty	18	Geodynamics
#7	Justin C. Logan	17	Evolution Engineering
#8	Danny E. Scott	16	Baker Hughes Holdings
#9	Brock Watson	15	Thru Tubing Solutions
#10	Dennis P. Nguyen	13	Cameron International
#11	Zachary Ryan Murphree	13	Halliburton Energy Services
#12	Zachary William Walton	13	Halliburton Energy Services
#13	Anthony A. DiGiovanni	12	Baker Hughes Holdings
#14	David S. Wesson	12	Geodynamics
#15	Jørgen Hallundbæk	12	Welltec A/S
#16	Burkay Donderici	11	Halliburton Energy Services
#17	Philip D. Nguyen	11	Halliburton Energy Services
#18	Robello Samuel	11	Landmark Graphics
#19	James Dan Vick, Jr.	10	Halliburton Energy Services
#20	Jean-Marc Lopez	10	Halliburton Energy Services
#21	Jili Liu	10	Evolution Engineering
#22	Thomas Jules Frosell	10	Halliburton Energy Services
#23	Andrew M. Ferguson	9	Thru Tubing Solutions
#24	Charles S. Yeh	9	ExxonMobil
#25	Philip M. Snider	9	Geodynamics
#26	Richard Thomas Hay	9	Halliburton Energy Services
#27	Stephen Michael Greci	9	Halliburton Energy Services
#28	Steven R. Radford	9	Baker Hughes Holdings
#29	Zhiyue Xu	9	—
#30	Bennett M. Richard	8	Baker Hughes Holdings
#31	Donald G. Kyle	8	Halliburton Energy Services
#32	Duke VanLue	8	Downhole Technology
#33	Jason Allen Hradecky	8	Impact Selector International
#34	Jeremy Richard Angelle	8	Frank'S International
#35	Rene Schulz	8	Baker Hughes Holdings
#36	Ryan Thomas Bowley	8	Tescom
#37	YingQing Xu	8	—
#38	Dale E. Jamison	7	Halliburton Energy Services
#39	Henning Rahn	7	Baker Hughes Holdings
#40	Jean Buytaert	7	Antelope Oil Tool & Mfg.
#41	Matthew J. Krueger	7	—
#42	Mingdong Xu	7	Evolution Engineering
#43	Nicholas J. Lyons	7	Baker Hughes Holdings
#44	Pavlin B. Entchev	7	ExxonMobil
#45	Paul D. Ringgenberg	7	Halliburton Energy Services
#46	Robert Buda	7	Baker Hughes Holdings
#47	Stephan Mueller	7	Baker Hughes Holdings
#48	Volker Peters	7	Baker Hughes Holdings
#49	David L. Ford	6	Vetco Gray
#50	Detlev Benedict	6	Baker Hughes Holdings
#51	Edward T. Wood	6	Baker Hughes Holdings
#52	Gary P. Funkhouser	6	Halliburton Energy Services
#53	Gregory Scott Cunningham	6	Halliburton Energy Services
#54	Gustav Edward Lange	6	Halliburton Energy Services
#55	Ingo Roders	6	Baker Hughes Holdings
#56	Ira Eugene Hining	6	Antelope Oil Tool & Mfg.
#57	James C. Doane	6	Baker Hughes Holdings
#58	James A. Rollins	6	Geodynamics
#59	Jili Liu	6	—
#60	Jimmie R. Williamson, Jr.	6	Halliburton Energy Services
#61	Juan Carlos Flores	6	—
#62	Luke William Holderman	6	Halliburton Energy Services
#63	Mark S. Zediker	6	Foro Energy
#64	Michael S. Bittar	6	Halliburton Energy Services
#65	Michael H. Johnson	6	Baker Hughes Holdings
#66	Pierre-Yves Corre	6	Schlumberger Technology
#67	Raymond Hofman	6	Peak Completion Technologies
#68	Shaohua Kevin Zhou	6	Siemens Healthcare Limited
#69	Steve Rosenblatt	6	Baker Hughes Holdings
#70	William Sloane Muscroft	6	Peak Completion Technologies
#71	Aaron James Bonner	5	Halliburton Energy Services
#72	Albert W. Chau	5	Merlin Technology
#73	Albert C. Odell, II	5	Weatherford Technology Holdings
#74	Aniruddha D. Gadre	5	Vetco Gray
#75	Andrew Gorrara	5	Nabors Lux 2 Sarl
#76	Antonio C. Ruffo	5	Baker Hughes Holdings
#77	Ashish Gupta	5	Nabors Drilling Technologies Usa
#78	Brian O. Faircloth	5	Foro Energy
#79	Bruce McGarian	5	Smith International
#80	Bruce Edward Scott	5	Halliburton Energy Services
#81	Brian Wright	5	Harris
#82	Christopher L. Drenth	5	Longyear Tm
#83	Cyrus Barimani	5	Wirtgen Gmbh
#84	David S. Bishop	5	Baker Hughes Holdings
#85	Daryl L. Grubb	5	Foro Energy
#86	David R. Hall	5	Hall Labs
#87	Daniel Jon Themig	5	Packers Plus Energy Service
#88	Daniel Winslow	5	Halliburton Energy Services
#89	Edward J. O'Malley	5	Baker Hughes Holdings
#90	Fraser A. Wheeler	5	Halliburton Energy Services
#91	Gavin Gaw-Wae Lee	5	Evolution Engineering
#92	Jack Gammill Clemens	5	Halliburton Energy Services
#93	James Randolph Lovorn	5	Halliburton Energy Services
#94	Jason C. Mailand	5	Baker Hughes Holdings
#95	Jared Oehring	5	U.S. Well Services
#96	Jim B. Surjaatmadja	5	Halliburton Energy Services
#97	John C. Gano	5	Halliburton Energy Services
#98	Jonathan Ryan Prill	5	National Oilwell Varco
#99	Joop Roodenburg	5	Itrec B.V.
#100	John S. Sladic	5	Weatherford Technology Holdings

Top Companies

Rank ↑	Company ↕	Patents ↕
1	Halliburton Energy Services	405
2	Baker Hughes Holdings	290
3	Schlumberger Technology	188
#4	Weatherford Technology Holdings	71
#5	Cameron International	62
#6	National Oilwell Varco	40
#7	Saudi Arabian Oil	34
#8	ExxonMobil	31
#9	Chevron	28
#10	Evolution Engineering	27
#11	GE	27
#12	Onesubsea Ip Uk Limited	24
#13	Thru Tubing Solutions	20
#14	Geodynamics	19
#15	Smith International	18
#16	Shell Oil Compny	17
#17	Statoil Petroleum As	17
#18	Unknown	17
#19	Frank'S International	14
#20	Joy Mm Delaware	13
#21	Landmark Graphics	13
#22	Welltec A/S	13
#23	Phillips Petroleum	12
#24	Sandvik Intellectual Property Ab	11
#25	Tescom	11
#26	Us Synthetic	11
#27	Vetco Gray	9
#28	Antelope Oil Tool & Mfg.	8
#29	Downhole Technology	8
#30	Fmc Kongsberg Subsea As	8
#31	Hydril Usa Distribution	8
#32	Impact Selector International	8
#33	Merlin Technology	8
#34	Caterpillar	8
#35	Canrig Drilling Technology	7
#36	Element Six Limited	7
#37	M-I L.L.C.	7
#38	Peak Completion Technologies	7
#39	The Charles Machine Works	7
#40	Vermeer Manufacturing	7
#41	China Petroleum & Chemical	6
#42	Dril-Quip	6
#43	Intellectual Ventures	6
#44	Harris	6
#45	Packers Plus Energy Service	6
#46	Petrowell Limited	6
#47	Wirtgen Gmbh	6
#48	China University Of Petroleum (East China)	5
#49	Fmc	5
#50	Foro Energy	5
#51	Halliburton Manufacturing And Services Limited	5
#52	Itrec B.V.	5
#53	Longyear Tm	5
#54	Mako Rentals	5
#55	Managed Pressure Operations Pte.	5
#56	Owen Oil Tools Lp	5
#57	U.S. Well Services	5
#58	Cenovus Energy	4
#59	Datainfocom Usa	4
#60	Element Six Abrasives S.A.	4
#61	Ifp Energies Nouvelles	4
#62	Key Energy Services	4
#63	KFUPM	4
#64	Kureha	4
#65	Maersk Drilling A/S	4
#66	Mhwirth As	4
#67	Nabors Drilling Technologies Usa	4
#68	Nabors Industries	4
#69	Optasense Holdings Limited	4
#70	Sc Asset	4
#71	Scientific Drilling International	4
#72	Sensor Developments As	4
#73	Smart Drilling And Completion	4
#74	Superior Energy Services	4
#75	Tam International	4
#76	Total Sa	4
#77	Varel International Ind., L.L.C.	4
#78	West Drilling Products As	4
#79	World Energy Systems Incorporated	4
#80	Advanced Oilfield Innovations (Aoi)	3
#81	Aps Technology	3
#82	Atlas Copco Rock Drills Ab	3
#83	Bauer Spezialtiefbau Gmbh	3
#84	Blackhawk Specialty Tools	3
#85	Blue Spark Energy	3
#86	Bly Ip	3
#87	Centergenics	3
#88	China University Of Mining And Technology	3
#89	Dover Bmcs Acquisition	3
#90	Ecolab Usa	3
#91	Energy Recovery	3
#92	Eni S.P.A.	3
#93	Epic Lift Systems	3
#94	Extreme Technologies	3
#95	Globaltech Corporation Pty	3
#96	Husky Oil Operations Limited	3
#97	Interwell Technology As	3
#98	Katch Kan Holdings	3
#99	Kennametal	3
#100	Komatsu	3

Earth drilling and mining Patent Leaders in 2017 2017

Patents per Year

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Top Companies