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Christopher R. Hern
Also filed as: HERN CHRISTOPHER · HERN CHRISTOPHER R · HERN CHRISTOPHER RYAN
24 granted patents·4 pending applications·34 citations·filing 2013–2024
92Inventor score
Files withBAKER HUGHES INC6BAKER HUGHES OILFIELD OPERATIONS LLC5BAKER HUGHES A GE CO LLC4HERN CHRISTOPHER4DUGGAN ANDREW2
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28 records- 0192US11560771B2Wet connect pocket washout, method, and systemHERN CHRISTOPHER·Filed 2021·Granted Jan 24, 2023·4 cites·18 claims
- 0285US10760363B2Lock ring segments biased into locked position while retained in position with an exterior profileBAKER HUGHES A GE CO LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Sep 1, 2020·5 cites·11 claims
- 0378US9752418B2Slip with altering load distribution featureBAKER HUGHES INC·Filed 2013·Granted Sep 5, 2017·6 cites·21 claims
- 0476US9719321B2Subterranean tool for release of balls adjacent their intended destinationsBAKER HUGHES INC·Filed 2013·Granted Aug 1, 2017·6 cites·17 claims
- 0574US10738542B2Actuating force control for downhole toolsBAKER HUGHES A GE CO LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Aug 11, 2020·2 cites·21 claims
- 0672US11142999B2Downhole power generation using pressure differentialDUGGAN ANDREW·Filed 2019·Granted Oct 12, 2021·1 cites·20 claims
- 0770US10954732B2Hydraulically set open hole whipstockBAKER HUGHES A GE CO LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Mar 23, 2021·1 cites·20 claims
- 0867US10202818B2Expandable sealing assembly and downhole systemHERN CHRISTOPHER RYAN·Filed 2016·Granted Feb 12, 2019·2 cites·20 claims
- 0967US9759027B2Slip with altering load distribution featureBAKER HUGHES INC·Filed 2013·Granted Sep 12, 2017·3 cites·16 claims
- 1065US12492615B2Energy harvester, method and systemBAKER HUGHES OILFIELD OPERATIONS LLC·Filed 2023·Granted Dec 9, 2025·0 cites·22 claims
- 1165US11555359B2Pass-through tapered nose toolHERN CHRISTOPHER·Filed 2021·Granted Jan 17, 2023·0 cites·14 claims
- 1264US11624246B2Pass-through tapered nose toolHERN CHRISTOPHER·Filed 2021·Granted Apr 11, 2023·0 cites·18 claims
- 1363US12326050B2Guide assembly, method and systemBAKER HUGHES OILFIELD OPERATIONS LLC·Filed 2022·Granted Jun 10, 2025·0 cites·17 claims
- 1459US2022282582A1Pass-through tapered nose toolHERN CHRISTOPHER·Filed 2021·Application pending·0 cites
- 1558US9611722B2Top down liner cementing, rotation and release methodBAKER HUGHES INC·Filed 2013·Granted Apr 4, 2017·2 cites·31 claims
- 1655US9453390B2Subterranean tool for release of darts adjacent their intended destinationsBAKER HUGHES INC·Filed 2013·Granted Sep 27, 2016·1 cites·21 claims
- 1754US10626705B2Magnetic pulse actuation arrangement having layer and methodEWING DANIEL·Filed 2018·Granted Apr 21, 2020·0 cites·20 claims
- 1854US10526856B2Hydraulically set open hole whipstockBAKER HUGHES A GE CO LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Jan 7, 2020·0 cites·12 claims
- 1953US9464748B2Tubular occlusion and pressure damping system and temporal pressure controlling arrangementEWING DANIEL C·Filed 2014·Granted Oct 11, 2016·1 cites·17 claims
- 2051US11761280B2Interlock for a downhole toolHERN GREGORY·Filed 2021·Granted Sep 19, 2023·0 cites·18 claims
- 2151US10801283B2Magnetic pulse actuation arrangement for downhole tools and methodPRIETO CARLOS·Filed 2017·Granted Oct 13, 2020·0 cites·17 claims
- 2250US2025260343A1Energy extraction arrangement, method, and systemBAKER HUGHES OILFIELD OPERATIONS LLC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 2349US2025092763A1Energy harvester arrangement, method and systemBAKER HUGHES OILFIELD OPERATIONS LLC·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 2449US2025105763A1Energy harvester, method, and systemBAKER HUGHES OILFIELD OPERATIONS LLC·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 2547US10081997B2Watermelon mill with replaceable cutting structureBAKER HUGHES INC·Filed 2015·Granted Sep 25, 2018·0 cites·19 claims
- 2645US10822929B2Electrohydraulic movement of downhole components and methodEWING DANIEL·Filed 2016·Granted Nov 3, 2020·0 cites·20 claims
- 2742US11280162B2Power generation using pressure differential between a tubular and a borehole annulusDUGGAN ANDREW·Filed 2018·Granted Mar 22, 2022·0 cites·20 claims
- 2835US10087702B2Plug releaser and method of limiting pressure differential across plugsEWING DANIEL C·Filed 2015·Granted Oct 2, 2018·0 cites·19 claims
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