Inventor
RICKS GREGORY L
US23 patents
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BAKER HUGHES INC
15 patentsUS7413037B2Aug 19, 2008
Metal face seal for an earth-boring bit
BAKER HUGHES INC20 citations92
US7182162B2Feb 27, 2007
Shirttails for reducing damaging effects of cuttings
BAKER HUGHES INC17 citations91
US6227314B1May 8, 2001
Inclined leg earth-boring bit
BAKER HUGHES INC20 citations89
US10094174B2Oct 9, 2018
Earth-boring tools including passively adjustable, aggressiveness-modifying members and related methods
BAKER HUGHES INC6 citations83
US10000977B2Jun 19, 2018
Drill bit with self-adjusting pads
BAKER HUGHES INC14 citations82
US7708090B2May 4, 2010
Excluder ring for earth-boring bit
BAKER HUGHES INC8 citations82
US10273759B2Apr 30, 2019
Self-adjusting earth-boring tools and related systems and methods
BAKER HUGHES INC5 citations72
US9476259B2Oct 25, 2016
System and method for leg retention on hybrid bits
BAKER HUGHES INC4 citations72
US7350600B2Apr 1, 2008
Shirttails for reducing damaging effects of cuttings
BAKER HUGHES INC7 citations72
US9249629B2Feb 2, 2016
Enhanced backup ring edge features for metal face seal in roller cone drill bits
BAKER HUGHES INC2 citations62
US9157280B2Oct 13, 2015
Enhanced backup ring features for metal face seal in roller cone drill bits
BAKER HUGHES INC2 citations62
US7306061B2Dec 11, 2007
Mud diverter for earth-boring bit
BAKER HUGHES INC3 citations62
US7066286B2Jun 27, 2006
Gage surface scraper
BAKER HUGHES INC2 citations61
US10132122B2Nov 20, 2018
Earth-boring rotary tools having fixed blades and rolling cutter legs, and methods of forming same
BAKER HUGHES INC1 citations51
US9782857B2Oct 10, 2017
Hybrid drill bit having increased service life
BAKER HUGHES INC1 citations49
BAKER HUGHES OILFIELD OPERATIONS LLC
4 patentsUS12258815B2Mar 25, 2025
Earth-boring tools including rotatable cutting elements, rotatable cutting elements, and associated components and methods
BAKER HUGHES OILFIELD OPERATIONS LLC0 citations62
US12188300B2Jan 7, 2025
Protected back-up rings for metal face seals and earth boring tools incorporating the same
BAKER HUGHES OILFIELD OPERATIONS LLC0 citations62
US11131148B2Sep 28, 2021
Seal assembly for use in earth-boring rotary tools in subterranean boreholes and related methods
BAKER HUGHES OILFIELD OPERATIONS LLC1 citations62
US11920409B2Mar 5, 2024
Cutting elements, earth-boring tools including the cutting elements, and methods of forming the earth-boring tools
BAKER HUGHES OILFIELD OPERATIONS LLC0 citations51