Inventor
FAIRCLOTH BRIAN O
US55 patents
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FORO ENERGY INC
23 patentsUS10683703B2Jun 16, 2020
High power laser perforating and laser fracturing tools and methods of use
FORO ENERGY INC15 citations93
US9719302B2Aug 1, 2017
High power laser perforating and laser fracturing tools and methods of use
FORO ENERGY INC22 citations93
US8701794B2Apr 22, 2014
High power laser perforating tools and systems
FORO ENERGY INC19 citations92
US11761265B2Sep 19, 2023
High power laser perforating and laser fracturing tools and methods of use
FORO ENERGY INC4 citations85
US10001612B2Jun 19, 2018
Optical fiber cable for transmission of high power laser energy over great distances
FORO ENERGY INC10 citations84
US9327810B2May 3, 2016
High power laser ROV systems and methods for treating subsea structures
FORO ENERGY INC11 citations84
US9284783B1Mar 15, 2016
High power laser energy distribution patterns, apparatus and methods for creating wells
FORO ENERGY INC3 citations84
US9242309B2Jan 26, 2016
Total internal reflection laser tools and methods
FORO ENERGY INC11 citations84
US10481339B2Nov 19, 2019
High average power optical fiber cladding mode stripper, methods of making and uses
FORO ENERGY INC8 citations83
US10301912B2May 28, 2019
High power laser flow assurance systems, tools and methods
FORO ENERGY INC11 citations83
US10042123B2Aug 7, 2018
Rugged passively cooled high power laser fiber optic connectors and methods of use
FORO ENERGY INC5 citations83
US10711580B2Jul 14, 2020
High power laser decommissioning of multistring and damaged wells
FORO ENERGY INC3 citations73
US10199798B2Feb 5, 2019
Downhole laser systems, apparatus and methods of use
FORO ENERGY INC6 citations73
US8997894B2Apr 7, 2015
Method and apparatus for delivering high power laser energy over long distances
FORO ENERGY INC2 citations73
US8936108B2Jan 20, 2015
High power laser downhole cutting tools and systems
FORO ENERGY INC2 citations73
US8869914B2Oct 28, 2014
High power laser workover and completion tools and systems
FORO ENERGY INC2 citations73
US11060378B2Jul 13, 2021
High power laser flow assurance systems, tools and methods
FORO ENERGY INC2 citations72
US10036232B2Jul 31, 2018
Systems and conveyance structures for high power long distance laser transmission
FORO ENERGY INC4 citations72
US9244235B2Jan 26, 2016
Systems and assemblies for transferring high power laser energy through a rotating junction
FORO ENERGY INC5 citations72
US12503918B2Dec 23, 2025
High power laser perforating and laser fracturing tools and methods of use
FORO ENERGY INC0 citations62
US8757292B2Jun 24, 2014
Methods for enhancing the efficiency of creating a borehole using high power laser systems
FORO ENERGY INC1 citations62
US10323460B2Jun 18, 2019
Visible diode laser systems, apparatus and methods of use
FORO ENERGY INC1 citations61
US11692406B2Jul 4, 2023
Systems for surface decommissioning of wells
FORO ENERGY INC0 citations59
ZEDIKER MARK S
9 patentsUS8511401B2Aug 20, 2013
Method and apparatus for delivering high power laser energy over long distances
ZEDIKER MARK S35 citations97
US9080425B2Jul 14, 2015
High power laser photo-conversion assemblies, apparatuses and methods of use
ZEDIKER MARK S25 citations90
US9027668B2May 12, 2015
Control system for high power laser drilling workover and completion unit
ZEDIKER MARK S22 citations89
US9534447B2Jan 3, 2017
Apparatus for performing oil field laser operations
ZEDIKER MARK S2 citations84
US9347271B2May 24, 2016
Optical fiber cable for transmission of high power laser energy over great distances
ZEDIKER MARK S5 citations84
US9085050B1Jul 21, 2015
High power laser fluid jets and beam paths using deuterium oxide
ZEDIKER MARK S5 citations84
US8820434B2Sep 2, 2014
Apparatus for advancing a wellbore using high power laser energy
ZEDIKER MARK S4 citations84
US9399269B2Jul 26, 2016
Systems, tools and methods for high power laser surface decommissioning and downhole welding
ZEDIKER MARK S15 citations83
US8783360B2Jul 22, 2014
Laser assisted riser disconnect and method of use
ZEDIKER MARK S2 citations61
RINZLER CHARLES C
4 patentsUS8636085B2Jan 28, 2014
Methods and apparatus for removal and control of material in laser drilling of a borehole
RINZLER CHARLES C11 citations92
US9360643B2Jun 7, 2016
Rugged passively cooled high power laser fiber optic connectors and methods of use
RINZLER CHARLES C20 citations91
US9267330B2Feb 23, 2016
Long distance high power optical laser fiber break detection and continuity monitoring systems and methods
RINZLER CHARLES C10 citations83
US9512679B2Dec 6, 2016
Methods and apparatus for removal and control of material in laser drilling of a borehole
RINZLER CHARLES C2 citations73
GRUBB DARYL L
3 patentsDEUTCH PAUL D
2 patentsNUVONYX INC
2 patentsUNDERWOOD LANCE D
1 patentMOXLEY JOEL F
1 patentDEWITT RONALD A
1 patentFAIRCLOTH BRIAN O
1 patentLINYAEV EUGENE J
1 patentMCKAY RYAN P
1 patentLAND MARK S
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