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Richard A. Flak
Also filed as: FLAK RICHARD A · FLAK RICHARD AUGUST
5 granted patents·7 pending applications·218 citations·filing 1996–2015
82Inventor score
Files withALLEN CHARLES E2FLAK RICHARD A2SMITH INTERNATIONAL2CRAWFORD MICHEAL BURL1FLAK RICHARD AUGUST1
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12 records- 0191US5765095APolycrystalline diamond bit manufacturingSMITH INTERNATIONAL·Filed 1996·Granted Jun 9, 1998·169 cites·39 claims
- 0290US8186561B2Solid state processing of hand-held knife blades to improve blade performanceALLEN CHARLES E·Filed 2005·Granted May 29, 2012·12 cites·18 claims
- 0389US7753252B2Method for construction of pressure vessels with a liner using friction stirring processesSMITH INTERNAT·Filed 2006·Granted Jul 13, 2010·14 cites·24 claims
- 0478US7530486B2Applications of friction stir welding using a superabrasive toolSII MEGADIAMOND INC·Filed 2004·Granted May 12, 2009·22 cites·15 claims
- 0558US2012227546A1Solid state processing of hand-held knife blades to improve blade performanceALLEN CHARLES E·Filed 2012·Application pending·0 cites
- 0651US2012273555A1Friction stirring and its application to drill bits, oil field and mining tools, and components in other industrial applicationsFLAK RICHARD AUGUST·Filed 2011·Application pending·0 cites
- 0750US2006049234A1Friction stirring and its application to drill bits, oil field and mining tools, and components in other industrial applicationsFLAK RICHARD A·Filed 2005·Application pending·0 cites
- 0849US2015258628A1Friction stirring and its application to drill bits, oil field and mining tools, and components in other industrial applicationsSMITH INTERNATIONAL·Filed 2015·Application pending·0 cites
- 0946US2006157531A1Single body friction stir welding tool for high melting temperature materialsPACKER SCOTT M·Filed 2005·Application pending·0 cites
- 1044US2006032891A1Solid state processing of materials through friction stir processing and friction stir mixingFLAK RICHARD A·Filed 2005·Application pending·0 cites
- 1135US8448723B2Seal assembly for drill bitCRAWFORD MICHEAL BURL·Filed 2007·Granted May 28, 2013·1 cites·11 claims
- 1230US2010126775A1Helical chisel insert for rock bitsULTERRA DRILLING TECHNOLOGY L·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
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