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Gordon A. Tibbitts
Also filed as: TIBBITTS GORDON · TIBBITTS GORDON A · TIBBITTS GORDON ALLEN
77 granted patents·6 pending applications·7,862 citations·filing 1988–2012
99Inventor score
Files withBAKER HUGHES INC55PDTI HOLDINGS LLC7EASTMAN CHRISTENSEN CO5PARTICLE DRILLING TECHNOLOGIES5TIBBITTS GORDON4
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83 records- 0199US5560440ABit for subterranean drilling fabricated from separately-formed major componentsBAKER HUGHES INC·Filed 1994·Granted Oct 1, 1996·513 cites·19 claims
- 0299US5441121AEarth boring drill bit with shell supporting an external drilling surfaceBAKER HUGHES INC·Filed 1993·Granted Aug 15, 1995·71 cites·26 claims
- 0398US6458471B2Reinforced abrasive-impregnated cutting elements, drill bits including same and methodsBAKER HUGHES INC·Filed 2000·Granted Oct 1, 2002·192 cites·35 claims
- 0498US6241036B1Reinforced abrasive-impregnated cutting elements, drill bits including sameBAKER HUGHES INC·Filed 1998·Granted Jun 5, 2001·190 cites·34 claims
- 0598US6021859AStress related placement of engineered superabrasive cutting elements on rotary drag bitsBAKER HUGHES INC·Filed 1999·Granted Feb 8, 2000·274 cites·10 claims
- 0698US5460233ADiamond cutting structure for drilling hard subterranean formationsBAKER HUGHES INC·Filed 1993·Granted Oct 24, 1995·380 cites·33 claims
- 0798US5361859AExpandable gage bit for drilling and method of drillingBAKER HUGHES INC·Filed 1993·Granted Nov 8, 1994·352 cites·21 claims
- 0898US4976324ADrill bit having diamond film cutting surfaceBAKER HUGHES INC·Filed 1989·Granted Dec 11, 1990·218 cites·24 claims
- 0997US6742611B1Laminated and composite impregnated cutting structures for drill bitsBAKER HUGHES INC·Filed 2000·Granted Jun 1, 2004·217 cites·93 claims
- 1097US5906245AMechanically locked drill bit componentsBAKER HUGHES INC·Filed 1997·Granted May 25, 1999·205 cites·19 claims
- 1197US5706906ASuperabrasive cutting element with enhanced durability and increased wear life, and apparatus so equippedBAKER HUGHES INC·Filed 1996·Granted Jan 13, 1998·231 cites·47 claims
- 1296US6594881B2Bit torque limiting deviceBAKER HUGHES INC·Filed 2002·Granted Jul 22, 2003·123 cites·21 claims
- 1396US5605198AStress related placement of engineered superabrasive cutting elements on rotary drag bitsBAKER HUGHES INC·Filed 1995·Granted Feb 25, 1997·206 cites·15 claims
- 1496US5435403ACutting elements with enhanced stiffness and arrangements thereof on earth boring drill bitsBAKER HUGHES INC·Filed 1993·Granted Jul 25, 1995·203 cites·23 claims
- 1595US5787022AStress related placement of engineered superabrasive cutting elements on rotary drag bitsBAKER HUGHES INC·Filed 1996·Granted Jul 28, 1998·164 cites·10 claims
- 1694US6298930B1Drill bits with controlled cutter loading and depth of cutBAKER HUGHES INC·Filed 1999·Granted Oct 9, 2001·200 cites·59 claims
- 1794US6000483ASuperabrasive cutting element with enhanced durability and increased wear life, and apparatus so equippedBAKER HUGHES INC·Filed 1998·Granted Dec 14, 1999·148 cites·121 claims
- 1894US5678645AMechanically locked cutters and nozzlesBAKER HUGHES INC·Filed 1995·Granted Oct 21, 1997·161 cites·33 claims
- 1994US5337844ADrill bit having diamond film cutting elementsBAKER HUGHES INC·Filed 1992·Granted Aug 16, 1994·168 cites·13 claims
- 2094US5238074AMosaic diamond drag bit cutter having a nonuniform wear patternBAKER HUGHES INC·Filed 1992·Granted Aug 24, 1993·274 cites·38 claims
- 2194US5090491AEarth boring drill bit with matrix displacing materialEASTMAN CHRISTENSEN CO·Filed 1991·Granted Feb 25, 1992·190 cites·15 claims
- 2293US6450271B1Surface modifications for rotary drill bitsBAKER HUGHES INC·Filed 2000·Granted Sep 17, 2002·146 cites·55 claims
- 2393US6006846ACutting element, drill bit, system and method for drilling soft plastic formationsBAKER HUGHES INC·Filed 1997·Granted Dec 28, 1999·172 cites·38 claims
- 2493US5950747AStress related placement on engineered superabrasive cutting elements on rotary drag bitsBAKER HUGHES INC·Filed 1998·Granted Sep 14, 1999·130 cites·12 claims
- 2593US5590729ASuperhard cutting structures for earth boring with enhanced stiffness and heat transfer capabilitiesBAKER HUGHES INC·Filed 1994·Granted Jan 7, 1997·153 cites·41 claims
- 2693US5314033ADrill bit having combined positive and negative or neutral rake cuttersBAKER HUGHES INC·Filed 1992·Granted May 24, 1994·128 cites·20 claims
- 2792US5348108ARolling cone bit with improved wear resistant insertsBAKER HUGHES INC·Filed 1992·Granted Sep 20, 1994·90 cites·43 claims
- 2891US7383896B2Impact excavation system and method with particle separationPARTICLE DRILLING TECHNOLOGIES·Filed 2005·Granted Jun 10, 2008·36 cites·20 claims
- 2991US5533582ADrill bit cutting elementBAKER HUGHES INC·Filed 1994·Granted Jul 9, 1996·125 cites·22 claims
- 3091US5172778ADrill bit cutter and method for reducing pressure loading of cuttersBAKER HUGHES INC·Filed 1991·Granted Dec 22, 1992·138 cites·24 claims
- 3190US5651420ADrilling apparatus with dynamic cuttings removal and cleaningBAKER HUGHES INC·Filed 1995·Granted Jul 29, 1997·129 cites·57 claims
- 3289US8186456B2Methods of using a particle impact drilling system for removing near-borehole damage, milling objects in a wellbore, under reaming, coring, perforating, assisting annular flow, and associated methodsTIBBITTS GORDON·Filed 2011·Granted May 29, 2012·11 cites·6 claims
- 3388US7343987B2Impact excavation system and method with suspension flow controlPARTICLE DRILLING TECHNOLOGIES·Filed 2005·Granted Mar 18, 2008·33 cites·19 claims
- 3488US5666864AEarth boring drill bit with shell supporting an external drilling surfaceFiled 1995·Granted Sep 16, 1997·99 cites·55 claims
- 3588US5377773ADrill bit having combined positive and negative or neutral rake cuttersBAKER HUGHES INC·Filed 1993·Granted Jan 3, 1995·88 cites·31 claims
- 3687US4877096AReplaceable cutter using internal ductile metal receptaclesEASTMAN CHRISTENSEN CO·Filed 1989·Granted Oct 31, 1989·76 cites·12 claims
- 3786US6338390B1Method and apparatus for drilling a subterranean formation employing drill bit oscillationBAKER HUGHES INC·Filed 1999·Granted Jan 15, 2002·109 cites·32 claims
- 3886US5279375AMultidirectional drill bit cutterBAKER HUGHES INC·Filed 1992·Granted Jan 18, 1994·99 cites·24 claims
- 3986US4883132ADrag bit for drilling in plastic formation with maximum chip clearance and hydraulic for direct chip impingementEASTMAN CHRISTENSEN CO·Filed 1988·Granted Nov 28, 1989·74 cites·19 claims
- 4085US6123160ADrill bit with gage definition regionBAKER HUGHES INC·Filed 1997·Granted Sep 26, 2000·104 cites·20 claims
- 4184US5431239AStud design for drill bit cutting elementFiled 1993·Granted Jul 11, 1995·87 cites·44 claims
- 4284US5199511ADrill bit and method for reducing formation fluid invasion and for improved drilling in plastic formationsBAKER HUGHES INC·Filed 1991·Granted Apr 6, 1993·85 cites·45 claims
- 4383US5947214ABIT torque limiting deviceBAKER HUGHES INC·Filed 1997·Granted Sep 7, 1999·64 cites·30 claims
- 4482US6527065B1Superabrasive cutting elements for rotary drag bits configured for scooping a formationBAKER HUGHES INC·Filed 2000·Granted Mar 4, 2003·61 cites·36 claims
- 4582US5924501APredominantly diamond cutting structures for earth boringBAKER HUGHES INC·Filed 1996·Granted Jul 20, 1999·80 cites·32 claims
- 4681US5004057ADrill bit with improved steerabilityEASTMAN CHRISTENSEN CO·Filed 1989·Granted Apr 2, 1991·60 cites·6 claims
- 4780US4981183AApparatus for taking core samplesBAKER HUGHES INC·Filed 1988·Granted Jan 1, 1991·53 cites·15 claims
- 4879US5671816ASwivel/tilting bit crown for earth-boring drillsBAKER HUGHES INC·Filed 1996·Granted Sep 30, 1997·62 cites·15 claims
- 4979US4869330AApparatus for establishing hydraulic flow regime in drill bitsEASTMAN CHRISTENSEN CO·Filed 1988·Granted Sep 26, 1989·51 cites·32 claims
- 5078US5582258AEarth boring drill bit with chip breakerBAKER HUGHES INC·Filed 1995·Granted Dec 10, 1996·81 cites·18 claims
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