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Thomas E. Ricketts
Also filed as: RICKETTS THOMAS · RICKETTS THOMAS E
41 granted patents·2 pending applications·304 citations·filing 1978–2005
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43 records- 0175US4372615AMethod of rubbling oil shaleOCCIDENTAL OIL SHALE INC·Filed 1980·Granted Feb 8, 1983·45 cites·39 claims
- 0261US4281878AMethod for loading explosive laterally from a boreholeOCCIDENTAL OIL SHALE INC·Filed 1979·Granted Aug 4, 1981·9 cites·42 claims
- 0360US4513665AMethod for loading explosive charges into blastholes formed in a subterranean formationOCCIDENTAL OIL SHALE INC·Filed 1983·Granted Apr 30, 1985·17 cites·27 claims
- 0460US4440447AMethod for forming an in situ oil shale retort with explosive expansion towards a horizontal free faceOCCIDENTAL OIL SHALE INC·Filed 1982·Granted Apr 3, 1984·23 cites·49 claims
- 0559US4444433AMethod for forming an in situ oil shale retort in differing grades of oil shaleOCCIDENTAL OIL SHALE INC·Filed 1982·Granted Apr 24, 1984·25 cites·29 claims
- 0658US4359246AIn situ oil shale retort with non-uniformly distributed void fractionOCCIDENTAL OIL SHALE INC·Filed 1980·Granted Nov 16, 1982·23 cites·21 claims
- 0758US4192554AMethod for explosive expansion toward horizontal free faces for forming an in situ oil shale retortOCCIDENTAL OIL SHALE INC·Filed 1978·Granted Mar 11, 1980·8 cites·57 claims
- 0855US4262965ATriangular blasting into limited voids for vertical free face retortsOCCIDENTAL OIL SHALE INC·Filed 1979·Granted Apr 21, 1981·7 cites·42 claims
- 0951US4533181AMethod for forming uniform flow rubble bedOCCIDENTAL OIL SHALE INC·Filed 1984·Granted Aug 6, 1985·18 cites·57 claims
- 1050US2005201974A1Bioadhesive polymers with catechol functionalitySPHERICS INC·Filed 2004·Application pending·0 cites
- 1147US2008311191A1Multi-Layer Tablets and Bioadhesive Dosage FormsNANGIA AVINASH·Filed 2005·Application pending·0 cites
- 1243US4531783AStability control in underground workings adjacent an in situ oil shale retortOCCIDENTAL OIL SHALE INC·Filed 1984·Granted Jul 30, 1985·12 cites·19 claims
- 1343US4441759AIn situ oil shale retort systemOCCIDENTAL OIL SHALE INC·Filed 1981·Granted Apr 10, 1984·13 cites·24 claims
- 1443US4353598AMethod of blasting pillars with vertical blastholesOCCIDENTAL OIL SHALE INC·Filed 1980·Granted Oct 12, 1982·10 cites·25 claims
- 1542US4347789ADownhole delay assembly for blasting with series delayOCCIDENTAL OIL SHALE INC·Filed 1980·Granted Sep 7, 1982·7 cites·39 claims
- 1642US4238136AFormation of in situ oil shale retort with void at the topOCCIDENTAL OIL SHALE INC·Filed 1979·Granted Dec 9, 1980·4 cites·11 claims
- 1741US4360233AMethod of bulking an in situ oil shale retort substantially full of fragmented shaleOCCIDENTAL OIL SHALE INC·Filed 1980·Granted Nov 23, 1982·9 cites·35 claims
- 1839US4489983ABlasthole spacing for control of particle sizeOCCIDENTAL OIL SHALE INC·Filed 1982·Granted Dec 25, 1984·7 cites·23 claims
- 1939US4366987AMethod for forming an in situ oil shale retort with horizontal free facesOCCIDENTAL OIL SHALE INC·Filed 1980·Granted Jan 4, 1983·11 cites·41 claims
- 2035US4300800AMethod of rubbling a pillarOCCIDENTAL OIL SHALE INC·Filed 1979·Granted Nov 17, 1981·5 cites·40 claims
- 2134US4402550AMethod for forming an in situ oil shale retort with controlled seismic vibrationOCCIDENTAL OIL SHALE INC·Filed 1982·Granted Sep 6, 1983·6 cites·65 claims
- 2233US4458948AHorizontal free face blasting for minimizing channeling and mounding in situ retort with cusp at intermediate elevationOCCIDENTAL OIL SHALE INC·Filed 1983·Granted Jul 10, 1984·4 cites·2 claims
- 2332US4560205AMethod for control of geometry of fragmented mass in an situ oil shale retortOCCIDENTAL OIL SHALE INC·Filed 1984·Granted Dec 24, 1985·4 cites·36 claims
- 2432US4560206AMethod for explosively expanding a pillarOCCIDENTAL OIL SHALE INC·Filed 1983·Granted Dec 24, 1985·3 cites·48 claims
- 2532US4326752AMethod for forming an in situ oil shale retortOCCIDENTAL OIL SHALE INC·Filed 1980·Granted Apr 27, 1982·4 cites·53 claims
- 2632US4326751ABlasting to a horizontal free face with mixing of fragmentsOCCIDENTAL OIL SHALE INC·Filed 1980·Granted Apr 27, 1982·4 cites·123 claims
- 2732US4290649AMethod for explosively expanding a pillar for forming an in situ oil shale retortOCCIDENTAL OIL SHALE INC·Filed 1979·Granted Sep 22, 1981·3 cites·44 claims
- 2831US4466668AMethod of forming an in situ oil shale retort in formation with jointsOCCIDENTAL OIL SHALE INC·Filed 1983·Granted Aug 21, 1984·2 cites·21 claims
- 2931US4245865AExplosive expansion to a limited void with uniform scaled depth of burialOCCIDENTAL OIL SHALE INC·Filed 1979·Granted Jan 20, 1981·2 cites·23 claims
- 3030US4611856ATwo-level, horizontal free face mining system for in situ oil shale retortsOCCIDENTAL OIL SHALE INC·Filed 1983·Granted Sep 16, 1986·2 cites·31 claims
- 3130US4453769AIn situ oil shale retort having horizontal voids with side pillarsOCCIDENTAL OIL SHALE INC·Filed 1982·Granted Jun 12, 1984·2 cites·36 claims
- 3230US4443037AMethod for controlling void fraction distribution in an in situ oil shale retortOCCIDENTAL OIL SHALE INC·Filed 1981·Granted Apr 17, 1984·1 cites·13 claims
- 3330US4443036AExplosive expansion of formation in lifts for forming an in situ oil shale retortOCCIDENTAL OIL SHALE INC·Filed 1981·Granted Apr 17, 1984·0 cites·25 claims
- 3430US4440444AMethod for controlling void in an in situ oil shale retortOCCIDENTAL OIL SHALE INC·Filed 1981·Granted Apr 3, 1984·1 cites·45 claims
- 3530US4435017AIn situ oil shale retort with differing upper and lower void fractionsOCCIDENTAL OIL SHALE INC·Filed 1981·Granted Mar 6, 1984·1 cites·4 claims
- 3630US4423908AFormation of an in situ oil shale retort with control of moundingOCCIDENTAL OIL SHALE INC·Filed 1981·Granted Jan 3, 1984·1 cites·50 claims
- 3730US4396231AHorizontal free face blasting for minimizing channeling and moundingOCCIDENTAL OIL SHALE INC·Filed 1981·Granted Aug 2, 1983·2 cites·53 claims
- 3830US4336966ACratering in the deep cratering region to form an in situ oil shale retortOCCIDENTAL OIL SHALE INC·Filed 1980·Granted Jun 29, 1982·0 cites·75 claims
- 3930US4303273AIn situ oil shale retort with a generally T-shaped vertical cross sectionOCCIDENTAL OIL SHALE INC·Filed 1979·Granted Dec 1, 1981·1 cites·9 claims
- 4029US4449753AMethod for bulking full a retortOCCIDENTAL OIL SHALE INC·Filed 1982·Granted May 22, 1984·1 cites·57 claims
- 4129US4296968AIn situ oil shale retort having horizontally offset pillarsOCCIDENTAL OIL SHALE INC·Filed 1979·Granted Oct 27, 1981·1 cites·58 claims
- 4228US4370003ATemporary gas seal for gas level drift of an in situ oil shale retortOCCIDENTAL OIL SHALE INC·Filed 1980·Granted Jan 25, 1983·2 cites·26 claims
- 4324US4333684AMethod of uniform rubblization for limited void volume blastingOCCIDENTAL OIL SHALE INC·Filed 1980·Granted Jun 8, 1982·4 cites·81 claims
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