Assignee
CARBO CERAMICS INC
US·102 granted patents·37 pending applications·1,025 citations·filing 1987–2025
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139 records- 0197US12037894B2Systems and methods for differentiating non-radioactive tracers downholeCARBO CERAMICS INC·Filed 2023·Granted Jul 16, 2024·5 cites·18 claims
- 0297US11613989B2Systems and methods for differentiating non-radioactive tracers downholeCARBO CERAMICS INC·Filed 2021·Granted Mar 28, 2023·6 cites·20 claims
- 0397US10106732B2Proppant having non-uniform electrically conductive coatings and methods for making and using sameCARBO CERAMICS INC·Filed 2016·Granted Oct 23, 2018·12 cites·17 claims
- 0497US8931553B2Electrically conductive proppant and methods for detecting, locating and characterizing the electrically conductive proppantCARBO CERAMICS INC·Filed 2014·Granted Jan 13, 2015·41 cites·20 claims
- 0597US7721804B2Proppants for gel clean-upCARBO CERAMICS INC·Filed 2008·Granted May 25, 2010·55 cites·11 claims
- 0696US12037895B2Methods for differentiating and quantifying non-radioactive tracers downholeCARBO CERAMICS INC·Filed 2023·Granted Jul 16, 2024·2 cites·20 claims
- 0796US11781412B2Non-radioactive tracers to evaluate fracturing proceduresCARBO CERAMICS INC·Filed 2020·Granted Oct 10, 2023·6 cites·20 claims
- 0896US9670400B2Proppant particles formed from slurry droplets and methods of useCARBO CERAMICS INC·Filed 2014·Granted Jun 6, 2017·22 cites·48 claims
- 0996US7825053B2Sintered spherical pelletsCARBO CERAMICS INC·Filed 2010·Granted Nov 2, 2010·32 cites·20 claims
- 1096US2026078065A1Proppant particles formed from slurry droplets and methods of useCARBO CERAMICS INC·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 1195US11590469B2Composition and process for pelletizing carbon-based materials for proppant and industrial applicationsCARBO CERAMICS INC·Filed 2021·Granted Feb 28, 2023·4 cites·13 claims
- 1295US7678723B2Sintered spherical pelletsCARBO CERAMICS INC·Filed 2008·Granted Mar 16, 2010·36 cites·15 claims
- 1394US11649718B2Methods for differentiating and quantifying non-radioactive tracers downholeCARBO CERAMICS INC·Filed 2021·Granted May 16, 2023·2 cites·21 claims
- 1494US11015437B2Systems and methods for differentiating non-radioactive tracers downholeCARBO CERAMICS INC·Filed 2018·Granted May 25, 2021·7 cites·24 claims
- 1594US10077395B2Proppant particles formed from slurry droplets and methods of useCARBO CERAMICS INC·Filed 2015·Granted Sep 18, 2018·8 cites·20 claims
- 1694US5120455AHydraulic fracturing propping agentCARBO CERAMICS INC·Filed 1990·Granted Jun 9, 1992·119 cites·28 claims
- 1793US11591903B2Systems and methods for imaging a proppant in a hydraulically-fractured oil reservoirCARBO CERAMICS INC·Filed 2021·Granted Feb 28, 2023·4 cites·20 claims
- 1893US11512025B2Proppant particles formed from slurry droplets and methods of useCARBO CERAMICS INC·Filed 2018·Granted Nov 29, 2022·4 cites·18 claims
- 1993US10655445B2Non-radioactive tracers to evaluate fracturing proceduresCARBO CERAMICS INC·Filed 2017·Granted May 19, 2020·5 cites·11 claims
- 2093US10118863B2Proppant particles formed from slurry droplets and methods of useCARBO CERAMICS INC·Filed 2017·Granted Nov 6, 2018·4 cites·23 claims
- 2193US9250351B2Systems and methods for locating and imaging proppant in an induced fractureCARBO CERAMICS INC·Filed 2015·Granted Feb 2, 2016·7 cites·10 claims
- 2293US7036591B2Low density proppantCARBO CERAMICS INC·Filed 2002·Granted May 2, 2006·134 cites·20 claims
- 2393US4879181ASintered spherical pellets containing clay as a major component useful for gas and oil well proppantsCARBO CERAMICS INC·Filed 1987·Granted Nov 7, 1989·105 cites·14 claims
- 2492US11286418B2Composition and method for hydraulic fracturing and evaluation and diagnostics of hydraulic fractures using infused porous ceramic proppantCARBO CERAMICS INC·Filed 2019·Granted Mar 29, 2022·5 cites·13 claims
- 2592US10107523B2Ceramic particles for use in a solar power towerCARBO CERAMICS INC·Filed 2016·Granted Oct 23, 2018·6 cites·21 claims
- 2692US9434875B1Electrically-conductive proppant and methods for making and using sameCARBO CERAMICS INC·Filed 2014·Granted Sep 6, 2016·8 cites·20 claims
- 2792US7921910B2Tagged propping agents and related methodsCARBO CERAMICS INC·Filed 2005·Granted Apr 12, 2011·33 cites·22 claims
- 2891US10830497B2Ceramic particles for use in a solar power towerCARBO CERAMICS INC·Filed 2018·Granted Nov 10, 2020·4 cites·19 claims
- 2991US9551210B2Systems and methods for removal of electromagnetic dispersion and attenuation for imaging of proppant in an induced fractureCARBO CERAMICS INC·Filed 2014·Granted Jan 24, 2017·11 cites·12 claims
- 3091US2026085229A1Composite diversion particle agglomerationCARBO CERAMICS INC·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 3190US11124697B2Infused and coated proppant containing chemical treatment agents and methods of using sameCARBO CERAMICS INC·Filed 2018·Granted Sep 21, 2021·3 cites·19 claims
- 3290US10975295B2Proppant having non-uniform electrically conductive coatings and methods for making and using sameCARBO CERAMICS INC·Filed 2018·Granted Apr 13, 2021·5 cites·20 claims
- 3390US10428267B2Methods for producing solid ceramic particles using a microwave firing processCARBO CERAMICS INC·Filed 2017·Granted Oct 1, 2019·4 cites·11 claims
- 3490US7615172B2Methods for producing sintered particles from a slurry of an alumina-containing raw materialCARBO CERAMICS INC·Filed 2006·Granted Nov 10, 2009·13 cites·12 claims
- 3589US10301536B2Electrically-conductive proppant and methods for making and using sameCARBO CERAMICS INC·Filed 2015·Granted May 28, 2019·4 cites·19 claims
- 3689US7387752B2Method for producing solid ceramic particles using a spray drying processCARBO CERAMICS INC·Filed 2005·Granted Jun 17, 2008·28 cites·15 claims
- 3788US12473237B2Proppant particles formed from slurry droplets and methods of useCARBO CERAMICS INC·Filed 2024·Granted Nov 18, 2025·0 cites·6 claims
- 3888US12385389B2Methods for differentiating and quantifying non-radioactive tracers downholeCARBO CERAMICS INC·Filed 2024·Granted Aug 12, 2025·0 cites·21 claims
- 3988US5188175AMethod of fracturing a subterranean formation with a lightweight propping agentCARBO CERAMICS INC·Filed 1991·Granted Feb 23, 1993·200 cites·4 claims
- 4087US11597872B2Micromesh proppant and methods of making and using sameCARBO CERAMICS INC·Filed 2018·Granted Mar 7, 2023·4 cites·15 claims
- 4187US9994764B2Methods and systems for infusing porous ceramic proppant with a chemical treatment agentCARBO CERAMICS INC·Filed 2015·Granted Jun 12, 2018·3 cites·26 claims
- 4287US9951267B2Infused and coated proppant containing chemical treatment agents and methods of using sameCARBO CERAMICS INC·Filed 2015·Granted Apr 24, 2018·4 cites·19 claims
- 4385US11339323B2Lightweight proppant and methods for making and using sameCARBO CERAMICS INC·Filed 2019·Granted May 24, 2022·4 cites·20 claims
- 4484US12584659B2Ceramic particles for use in a solar power towerCARBO CERAMICS INC·Filed 2024·Granted Mar 24, 2026·0 cites·20 claims
- 4584US11428839B2Systems and methods for detecting a proppant in a wellboreCARBO CERAMICS INC·Filed 2019·Granted Aug 30, 2022·4 cites·20 claims
- 4684US10267134B2Methods and systems for determining subterranean fracture closureCARBO CERAMICS INC·Filed 2015·Granted Apr 23, 2019·4 cites·20 claims
- 4784US9261620B2Apparatus, method and system for mapping fracture features in hydraulically fractured strata using functional proppant propertiesCARBO CERAMICS INC·Filed 2012·Granted Feb 16, 2016·7 cites·20 claims
- 4884US2026022290A1Micromesh proppant and methods of making and using sameCARBO CERAMICS INC·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 4984US2023416599A1Electrically conductive proppant and methods for detecting, locating and characterizing the electrically conductive proppantCARBO CERAMICS INC·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 5083US2023071272A1Proppant particles formed from slurry droplets and methods of useCARBO CERAMICS INC·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
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