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Gary Erpenbeck — 9 Patents

TYTycom: 5 patents #1 of 11Top 10%
SISmith International: 1 patents #390 of 708Top 60%
Brooks Road, CA: #146 of 1,361 inventorsTop 15%
California: #67,547 of 386,348 inventorsTop 20%
Overall (All Time): #535,341 of 4,157,543Top 15%
9 Patents All Time
Gary Erpenbeck has been granted 9 US patents while listed as an inventor at Tycom. The first was granted in 1991 and the most recent in January 2009. Gary Erpenbeck ranks #535,341 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 12.9%). Patent records list Gary Erpenbeck in Brooks Road, CA, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1991 to 2009Bar chart with a peak of 2 patents in 2000.peak 21991: 1 patents19911999: 1 patents19992000: 2 patents20002001: 1 patents20012003: 1 patents20032006: 1 patents20062008: 1 patents20082009: 1 patents2009

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–9 of 9 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
7479056 Automated drill bit re-sharpening and verification system Paul D Mortell, Chi Hoang, David M. McElrone, Walter James Frandsen, Jr., Charles S. Slemon 2009-01-20
7338344 Automated drill bit re-sharpening and verification system Paul D Mortell, Chi Hoang, David M. McElrone, Walter James Frandsen, Jr., Charles S. Slemon 2008-03-04
7070483 Automated drill bit re-sharpening and verification system Paul D Mortell, Chi Hoang, David M. McElrone, Walter James Frandsen, Jr., Charles S. Slemon 2006-07-04
6517411 Automated drill bit re-sharpening and verification system Paul D Mortell, Chi Hoang, David M. McElrone, Walter James Frandsen, Jr., Charles S. Slemon 2003-02-11
6283824 Automated drill bit re-sharpening and verification system Paul D Mortell, Chi Hoang, David M. McElrone, Walter James Frandsen, Jr., Charles S. Slemon 2001-09-04 $97,338,000
6030157 Composite drill bit using adhesive bond 2000-02-29
6030276 Automated drill bit re-shapening and verification system Paul D Mortell, Chi Hoang, David M. McElrone, Walter James Frandsen, Jr., Charles S. Slemon 2000-02-29
5927912 Composite drill bit using adhesive bond Benjamin Mihai 1999-07-27
5056610 Shale diverting means for a sealed bearing drill bit Michael S. Oliver, Chris E. Cawthorne 1991-10-15 $1,470,000