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Gary M. Thigpen
Also filed as: THIGPEN GARY M · THIGPEN GARY MICHAEL
18 granted patents·10 pending applications·756 citations·filing 1992–2023
95Inventor score
Files withOIL STATES IND INC4THIGPEN GARY M4BAROID TECHNOLOGY INC3DIAMOND PRODUCTS INTERNATIONAL3REESE MICHAEL R3
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28 records- 0196US5558170AMethod and apparatus for improving drill bit stabilityBAROID TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 1994·Granted Sep 24, 1996·222 cites·8 claims
- 0289US6142248AReduced erosion nozzle system and method for the use of drill bits to reduce erosionDIAMOND PRODUCTS INTERNATIONAL·Filed 1998·Granted Nov 7, 2000·91 cites·18 claims
- 0385US5333699ADrill bit having polycrystalline diamond compact cutter with spherical first end opposite cutting endBAROID TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 1992·Granted Aug 2, 1994·94 cites·28 claims
- 0483US6568492B2Drag-type casing mill/drill bitVAREL INTERNATIONAL INC·Filed 2001·Granted May 27, 2003·70 cites·29 claims
- 0583US5449048ADrill bit having chip breaker polycrystalline diamond compact and hard metal insert at gauge surfaceBAROID TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 1994·Granted Sep 12, 1995·81 cites·5 claims
- 0679US2023193699A1Expandable connection for expandable tubularsOIL STATES IND INC·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 0778US9488012B2Streamlined pocket design for PDC drill bitsVAREL INT IND LP·Filed 2013·Granted Nov 8, 2016·5 cites·19 claims
- 0876US6904983B2Low-contact area cutting elementVAREL INTERNATIONAL LTD·Filed 2003·Granted Jun 14, 2005·48 cites·20 claims
- 0974US2023193700A1Expandable connection for expandable tubularsOIL STATES IND INC·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 1071US8434346B2Synthetic materials for PDC cutter testing or for testing other superhard materialsREESE MICHAEL R·Filed 2010·Granted May 7, 2013·2 cites·34 claims
- 1170US6068072ACutting elementDIAMOND PRODUCTS INTERNATIONAL·Filed 1998·Granted May 30, 2000·57 cites·21 claims
- 1265US10428584B2Bit for drilling with casing or liner string and manufacture thereofVAREL INT IND L L C·Filed 2017·Granted Oct 1, 2019·1 cites·20 claims
- 1365US8434348B2Synthetic materials for PDC cutter testing or for testing other superhard materialsREESE MICHAEL R·Filed 2010·Granted May 7, 2013·1 cites·28 claims
- 1465US6026919ACutting element with stress reductionDIAMOND PRODUCTS INTERNATIONAL·Filed 1998·Granted Feb 22, 2000·48 cites·33 claims
- 1564US6926099B2Drill out bi-center bit and method for using sameVAREL INTERNATIONAL L P·Filed 2003·Granted Aug 9, 2005·32 cites·31 claims
- 1661US2020332604A1Expandable connection for expandable tubularsOIL STATES IND INC·Filed 2020·Application pending·0 cites
- 1758US9359824B2Method for reducing intermetallic compounds in matrix bit bondlineVAREL EUROPE SAS·Filed 2014·Granted Jun 7, 2016·2 cites·30 claims
- 1856US9708858B2Methods to repair worn or eroded PDC cutters, cutters so repaired, and use of repaired PDC cutters in drill bits or other toolsVAREL INT IND LP·Filed 2013·Granted Jul 18, 2017·1 cites·12 claims
- 1955US2014223835A1Alloys with low coefficient of thermal expansion as pdc catalysts and bindersTHIGPEN GARY M·Filed 2014·Application pending·0 cites
- 2053US9086348B2Downhole acoustic emission formation samplingTHIGPEN GARY M·Filed 2011·Granted Jul 21, 2015·1 cites·17 claims
- 2150US8434347B2Synthetic materials for PDC cutter testing or for testing other superhard materialsREESE MICHAEL R·Filed 2010·Granted May 7, 2013·0 cites·30 claims
- 2249US2012012402A1Alloys With Low Coefficient Of Thermal Expansion As PDC Catalysts And BindersTHIGPEN GARY M·Filed 2011·Application pending·0 cites
- 2343US9469914B2Ultrasound assisted electrochemical catalyst removal for superhard materialsTHIGPEN GARY M·Filed 2012·Granted Oct 18, 2016·0 cites·13 claims
- 2442US2013239652A1Variable frequency impact testPELFRENE GILLES·Filed 2013·Application pending·0 cites
- 2539US2015240566A1Manufacture of low cost bits by infiltration of metal powdersAMUNDSEN MARVIN WINDSOR·Filed 2015·Application pending·0 cites
- 2639US2020277833A1Methods and apparatus for top to bottom expansion of tubulars within a wellboreOIL STATES IND INC·Filed 2020·Application pending·0 cites
- 2739US2015259985A1Short matrix drill bits and methodologies for manufacturing short matrix drill bitsTHIGPEN GARY MICHAEL·Filed 2015·Application pending·0 cites
- 2834US2015089880A1Polycrystalline Diamond Compact Bit ManufacturingDOURFAYE ALFAZAZI·Filed 2013·Application pending·0 cites
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