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Examiner: Gay, Jennifer H


Primary examiner statistics: 970 patents; average approval time: 970 days
Assistant examiner statistics: 246 patents; average approval time: 902 days

Patents as Primary Examiner (view all)

Patent No. Patent Title:
8113277 Sucker rod end fittings and method of using same
8109340 High-pressure/high temperature packer seal
8109350 Polycrystalline abrasive composite cutter
8109331 Slickline conveyed debris management system
8100183 Reinforced polymeric siphon tubes
8096362 Phase-controlled well flow control and associated methods
8096354 Sensing and monitoring of elongated structures
8096372 Cutter geometry for increased bit life and bits incorporating the...
8096355 Analysis of radar ranging data from a down hole radar ranging too...
8096363 Circulation control valve and associated method
8091634 Single packer structure with sensors
8091654 Rock bit with vectored hydraulic nozzle retention sleeves
8087479 Drill bit with an adjustable steering device
8087461 Logging while producing apparatus and method
8087478 Cutting elements including cutting tables with shaped faces confi...
8083000 Swellable packer having a cable conduit
8079418 Plug in pump for inverted shroud assembly
8074723 Ring member for a swellable downhole packer
8074744 Horizontal waterjet drilling method
8074724 Bit-run nominal seat protector and method of operating same
8074741 Methods, systems, and bottom hole assemblies including reamer wit...
8074747 Stabilizer assemblies with bearing pad locking structures and too...
8069926 Method of controlling flow through a drill string using a valve p...
8069925 Downhole resettable clutch swivel
8069922 Multiple activation-device launcher for a cementing head
8066064 Well assembly having a casing hanger supported by a load member a...
8066065 Expansion device
8066072 Method of stimulating a well
8061453 Drill bit with asymmetric gage pad configuration
8061456 Chamfered edge gage cutters and drill bits so equipped
8061423 Expandable wellbore assembly
8061442 Method to detect formation pore pressure from resistivity measure...
8056643 Systems and techniques to actuate isolation valves
8056649 Apparatus and methods for drilling wellbores that utilize a detac...
8056651 Adaptive control concept for hybrid PDC/roller cone bits
8056622 Slickline conveyed debris management system
8056629 Slant well desalination feedwater supply system and method for co...
8051913 Downhole gap sealing element and method
8047294 Dual flapper safety valve
8047286 Formation evaluation system and method

Patents as Assistant Examiner (view all)

Patent No. Patent Title:
7073595 Method and system for controlling pressure in a dual well system
7025137 Three-dimensional well system for accessing subterranean zones
7011162 Hydraulically activated swivel for running expandable components ...
7011156 Percussion tool and method
6988556 Deep set safety valve
6973972 Method for reduction of scale during oil and gas production and a...
6966370 Apparatus for actuating an annular piston
6964301 Method and apparatus for subsurface fluid sampling
6959760 Downhole pulser
6955231 Tool for changing the drilling direction while drilling
6948575 Slip manipulating apparatus
6945330 Slickline power control interface
6935423 Borehole retention device
6923274 Retrievable pre-milled window with deflector
6920945 Method and system for facilitating horizontal drilling
6915868 Elevator apparatus and method for running well bore tubing
6910534 Apparatus for attaching a sensor to a tubing string
6907934 Universal top-drive wireline entry system bracket and method
6902008 Bi-directionally boosting and internal pressure trapping packing ...
6896057 Connector for expandable well screen
6886638 Field weldable connections
6886632 Estimating formation properties in inter-well regions by monitori...
6883607 Method and apparatus for stimulating heavy oil production
6883624 Multi-lobed cutter element for drill bit
6880631 Whipstock casing milling system
6880642 Well abandonment plug
6880646 Laser wellbore completion apparatus and method
6877567 Expansion set liner hanger and method of setting same
6877559 Retrieving a sample of formation fluid in as cased hole
6874579 Creating an underbalance condition in a wellbore
6868902 Multipurpose reeled tubing assembly
6868924 Rock drill
6860344 Monolithic roof cutting bit insert
6857475 Apparatus and methods for flow control gravel pack
6854517 Electric submersible pump with specialized geometry for pumping v...
6854521 System and method for creating a fluid seal between production tu...
6854535 Bore location system and method of calibration
6856949 Wear compensated roller cone drill bits
6854519 Subsurface valve with system and method for sealing
6851489 Method and apparatus for drilling wells
 
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