Top Inventors for class "Hydraulic and earth engineering" |
Rank | Inventor's name | Country | City/State | Last publication | # of patent apps in this class |
1 | Joop Roodenburg | NL | Delft | Jun 01, 2017 / 20170152716 - DRILLING VESSEL | 25 |
2 | Thomas P. Taylor | US | Colleyville, TX | Nov 04, 2021 / 20210340718 - CONNECTOR FOR SOIL REINFORCING AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING | 18 |
3 | Michael Tjader | US | New Richmond, WI | Dec 02, 2021 / 20210372554 - DEVICE AND METHOD TO SPLIT PIPE NEAR UTILITIES | 18 |
4 | Keith K. Millheim | US | The Woodlands, TX | Mar 31, 2016 / 20160090156 - Docking and Drilling Stations for Running Self-Standing Risers and Conducting Drilling, Production and Storage Operations | 18 |
5 | John G. Oldsen | US | Butler, PA | May 28, 2015 / 20150147122 - Yieldable Prop with Yieldable Insert | 16 |
6 | Kok Seng Foo | SG | Singapore | Dec 24, 2015 / 20150367915 - LNG CARRIER CONSTRUCTION METHOD | 14 |
7 | Terence Willem August Vehmeijer | NL | Den Haag | May 18, 2017 / 20170138508 - A TUBULAR INSTALLATION SYSTEM FOR J-LAYING TUBULARS, MARINE PIPELAY SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HANDLING A TUBULAR OR ACCESSORY | 14 |
8 | Nicolas Freitag | FR | Orsay | May 26, 2016 / 20160146697 - METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MONITORING A CIVIL ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION | 14 |
9 | John C. Stankus | US | Canonsburg, PA | May 28, 2015 / 20150147122 - Yieldable Prop with Yieldable Insert | 14 |
10 | Larry W. Kiest, Jr. | US | Ottawa, IL | Sep 12, 2019 / 20190277437 - Apparatus and Method for Repairing the Junction of a Sewer Main and Lateral Pipe | 13 |
11 | James N. Thompson | US | Sugar Land, TX | Sep 14, 2017 / 20170261628 - OCEAN BOTTOM SEISMOMETER PACKAGE | 13 |
12 | Kord J. Wissmann | US | Mooresville, NC | Sep 18, 2014 / 20140270985 - APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GROUND IMPROVEMENT | 13 |
13 | Carlton Dudding | US | Glen Allen, VA | May 07, 2015 / 20150125214 - SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR STRENGTHENING A SLOPED STRUCTURE SUCH AS A BERM, BASIN, LEVEE, EMBANKMENT, OR THE LIKE | 12 |
14 | Richard Heindl | DE | Munich | Jan 16, 2014 / 20140017016 - SHEET PILE COMPONENTS AND PROCESS FOR MAKING THE SAME | 12 |
15 | James Heselden | GB | Leeds | Oct 22, 2015 / 20150299977 - GABION SYSTEM | 11 |
16 | Diego Lazzarin | IT | Treviso | Jun 17, 2021 / 20210179233 - SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR POWER AND DATA TRANSMISSION IN A BODY OF WATER TO UNMANNED UNDERWATER VEHICLES | 11 |
17 | Randall S. Shafer | US | Houston, TX | Sep 15, 2022 / 20220290527 - HELICAL COIL ANNULAR ACCESS PLUG AND ABANDONMENT | 11 |
18 | Peter G. Noble | US | Spring, TX | Oct 23, 2014 / 20140313072 - ICE KEEL PREDICTION FROM SAR, OPTICAL IMAGERY AND UPWARD LOOKING SONARS | 11 |
19 | Dominique P. Berta | US | Katy, TX | Apr 25, 2013 / 20130101357 - DUAL-DERRICK ICE-WORTHY JACK-UP DRILLING UNIT | 11 |
20 | Benton F. Baugh | US | Houston, TX | May 24, 2012 / 20120124934 - Arctic Platform | 10 |
21 | Michael John Perry | SG | Singapore | Dec 10, 2015 / 20150354164 - Modified Spudcan With Optimal Peripheral Skirt For Enhanced Performance Of Jackup Operations | 10 |
22 | Harry Bussey, Jr. | US | Marco Island, FL | Oct 18, 2012 / 20120263535 - DRAINAGE ELEMENT AND APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MAKING SAME | 10 |
23 | Ali G. Kadaster | US | The Woodlands, TX | Mar 21, 2013 / 20130067732 - Method for Installing a Pipeline While Minimizing Associated Ground Disturbance | 9 |
24 | Fuming Wang | CN | Zhengzhou | Sep 17, 2020 / 20200292121 - In-service repair method combining externally bonded pre-stressed FRP and polymer grouting for PCCP with broken wire | 9 |
25 | Jean-Claude Morizot | FR | Paris | Aug 08, 2013 / 20130202367 - REINFORCED SOIL STRUCTURE | 9 |
26 | Ronny Lambertus Waltherus Nouwens | NL | Schiedam | Jul 21, 2022 / 20220227600 - MODULAR SPOOL STORAGE DEVICE, MODULAR SUPPORT STRUCTURE AND COMBINATION THEREOF | 9 |
27 | Craig Watson | US | Houston, TX | May 24, 2012 / 20120124934 - Arctic Platform | 9 |
28 | Alain Desmeules | CA | Montreal | Jul 01, 2021 / 20210195968 - ALL-INCLUSIVE ONE-PIECE ELECTRICAL HEATING LINER FOR ARTICLES OF APPAREL | 8 |
29 | Demrey G. Brandon | US | Pittsburgh, PA | Oct 23, 2014 / 20140315649 - System and Method of Producing Mine Roof Bolts | 8 |
30 | Mingsheng Shi | CN | Zhengzhou | Apr 14, 2016 / 20160102782 - Polymer bag grouting method for repairing settlement of underground pipelines | 8 |
31 | Bryan A. Coppes | US | Old Saybrook, CT | Jun 30, 2016 / 20160186423 - Fabricating a plastic stormwater chamber | 8 |
32 | Patrick Richard Brady | US | Sisters, OR | Mar 19, 2015 / 20150078830 - High resolution modular heating for soil evaporative desorption | 8 |
33 | Francois-Régis Pionetti | FR | La Baleine | Feb 16, 2017 / 20170044838 - Method For Installation And Implementation Of A Rigid Tube From A Ship Or Floating Support | 8 |
34 | Edward E. Horton, Iii | US | Houston, TX | Oct 17, 2013 / 20130272796 - Modular Relocatable Offshore Support Tower | 8 |
35 | Donald Wayne Allen | US | Richmond, TX | Apr 16, 2020 / 20200115972 - INSTALLATION SYSTEMS AND METHODOLOGY FOR HELICAL STRAKE FINS | 8 |
36 | Buddy Harry Bussey, Iii | US | Atlantic Highlands, NJ | Oct 18, 2012 / 20120263535 - DRAINAGE ELEMENT AND APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MAKING SAME | 8 |
37 | Peter Harold Craig | AU | Cooyal | Mar 22, 2012 / 20120070234 - Rock Bolt | 7 |
38 | Dakota Faulkner | US | New Kensington, PA | May 28, 2015 / 20150147122 - Yieldable Prop with Yieldable Insert | 7 |
39 | Aimee Kathleen Greening | US | Duncan, OK | Oct 13, 2016 / 20160298406 - FLOW CONTROLLED BALL RELEASE TOOL | 7 |
40 | Paul W. Suver | US | Seattle, WA | Dec 03, 2015 / 20150345097 - APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR THE PLACEMENT OF PIPE PILING | 7 |
41 | John W. Jinnings | US | Leo, IN | Aug 25, 2011 / 20110206463 - Apparatus, Systems and Methods for the Relocation of Subsurface Conduit | 7 |
42 | Steven Ray Lovett | US | Marlow, OK | May 21, 2015 / 20150139735 - METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ARRESTING FAILURES IN SUBMERGED PIPELINES | 7 |
43 | David A. Hussey | US | Glenwood Springs, CO | Nov 27, 2014 / 20140348596 - NESTED MINE ROOF SUPPORTS | 6 |
44 | Louis A. Waters, Jr. | US | Bellaire, TX | Aug 25, 2022 / 20220268158 - FLOOD PROTECTION FOR UNDERGROUND AIR VENTS | 6 |
45 | Dean Leroy Henning | US | Needville, TX | Jan 12, 2012 / 20120006053 - VORTEX-INDUCED VIBRATION (VIV) SUPPRESSION OF RISER ARRAYS | 6 |
46 | Ange Luppi | FR | Nimes | Dec 17, 2015 / 20150361770 - ASSEMBLY FOR CONNECTING UNDERWATER PIPES | 6 |
47 | Cynthia Wang | SG | Singapore | May 21, 2015 / 20150139737 - Jackup Deployed Riser Protection Structure | 6 |
48 | Michael Bayerl | DE | Tuerkheim | Aug 30, 2012 / 20120219365 - Rock Bolt | 6 |
49 | Rommel M. Oates | US | Spring, TX | Jun 22, 2017 / 20170174512 - METHOD OF SUPPLYING HYDROGEN THROUGH AN INTEGRATED SUPPLY SYSTEM | 6 |
50 | Toshiaki Morii | JP | Osaka | Nov 19, 2015 / 20150330526 - APPARATUS FOR SHUTTING OFF FLOW OF WATER THROUGH DUCTWORK | 6 |
51 | Antonio Carlos Falcao Critsinelis | US | Kingwood, TX | Jul 16, 2015 / 20150198266 - CONDUIT DISPLACEMENT MITIGATION APPARATUS INCLUDING MESH LAYERS, METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR USE WITH SUBSEA CONDUITS | 6 |
52 | Koen Vanderbeke | BE | Erps-Kwerps | Jul 18, 2013 / 20130183101 - Method for Providing a Foundation for a Mass Located at Height, and a Positioning Frame for Performing the Method | 6 |
53 | Rodney H. Masters | US | Houston, TX | Apr 14, 2016 / 20160102784 - SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SUPPORTING TUBULAR MEMBERS | 6 |
54 | Pierre-Armand Thomas | FR | Puteaux | Nov 08, 2012 / 20120280505 - DEVICE FOR CONVERTING THE MECHANICAL ENERGY FROM THE SWELL OF AN EXPANSE WATER INTO ELECTRIC POWER | 6 |
55 | Richard Podesser | DE | Buchloe | Mar 14, 2013 / 20130064609 - ROCK ANCHOR | 6 |
56 | Michael Ayers | US | Alpharetta, GA | Jun 15, 2017 / 20170165726 - GAS VENT WITH LOW-PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE FOR LANDFILLS | 6 |
57 | Joseph W. Pallini | US | Tomball, TX | Jun 19, 2014 / 20140169887 - TENSIONER LATCH WITH PIVOTING SEGMENTED BASE | 6 |
58 | Fife B. Ellis | US | Houston, TX | Jun 17, 2021 / 20210180425 - Tubing Hanger Space-Out Mechanism | 6 |
59 | John Horsch | AU | New South Wales | May 23, 2013 / 20130129425 - Rock Bolt and an Anchoring Device | 5 |
60 | Jeremy Ross Arnot | AU | Mt Hunter | May 12, 2016 / 20160130943 - Manufacture of Cable Bolts | 5 |
61 | Arnoud Laurens Feijen | NL | Rotterdam | Apr 07, 2016 / 20160097469 - OFFSHORE S-LAY PIPELAYING VESSEL | 5 |
62 | Jon Khachaturian | US | Houston, TX | Jan 03, 2019 / 20190003141 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ELEVATING A MARINE PLATFORM | 5 |
63 | Boudewijn Casper Jung | NL | Bergen Op Zoom | May 05, 2016 / 20160122968 - PILE DRIVING MACHINE | 5 |
64 | Diederick Bernardus Wijning | NL | Schiedam | Sep 01, 2022 / 20220274676 - SEMI-SUBMERSIBLE FLOATING OFFSHORE VESSEL | 5 |
65 | Henry K. Obermeyer | US | Wellington, CO | Aug 04, 2022 / 20220247244 - Motor Generator With Improved Air Gap Flux Alignment | 5 |
66 | Xiaoliang Wang | CN | Zhengzhou | Apr 14, 2016 / 20160102782 - Polymer bag grouting method for repairing settlement of underground pipelines | 5 |
67 | Andre Stenzel | US | Sugar Land, TX | Dec 24, 2015 / 20150369934 - PRESSURE ACTIVATED LINEAR LOCKING MECHANISMS AND RELATED METHODS | 5 |
68 | Colby Barrett | US | Fruita, CO | Sep 11, 2014 / 20140255107 - SELF-CENTRALIZING SOIL NAIL AND METHOD OF CREATING SUBSURFACE SUPPORT | 5 |
69 | James V. Maher | US | Houston, TX | Aug 18, 2022 / 20220260058 - DELIVERY OF A HIGH VOLUME OF FLOATING SYSTEMS FOR WIND TURBINES | 5 |
70 | Darin R. Kruse | US | Simi Valley, CA | Dec 31, 2020 / 20200407935 - Apparatus and Methods for Underground Structures and Construction Thereof | 5 |
71 | Stefano Bianchi | IT | Cernusco Sul Naviglio | Feb 05, 2015 / 20150037101 - ELECTRONIC SYSTEM, METHOD, AND PROGRAM FOR CONTROLLING A VARIABLE-CONFIGURATION LAY RAMP OF A PIPELINE LAYING VESSEL, TO LAY A PIPELINE ON THE BED OF A BODY OF WATER | 5 |
72 | Adi Erez | IL | Tel Aviv | Aug 15, 2013 / 20130209179 - GEOCELL FOR MODERATE AND LOW LOAD APPLICATIONS | 5 |
73 | Massimo Fontolan | IT | Zero Branco | Mar 05, 2015 / 20150063916 - SELF-PROPELLED UNDERWATER VEHICLES AND SYSTEMS FOR UNDERGROUND LAYING A CONTINUOUS ELONGATED MEMBER IN A BED OF A BODY OF WATER | 5 |
74 | Ronald Strybos | US | Kountze, TX | May 18, 2017 / 20170140316 - USE OF MULTIPLE STORAGE CAVERNS FOR PRODUCT INVENTORY CONTROL | 5 |
75 | Oriol R. Rijken | US | Houston, TX | Oct 31, 2013 / 20130287502 - Ballast System For Floating Offshore Platforms | 5 |
76 | Robert J. Wegener | US | Mchenry, IL | Aug 16, 2012 / 20120207549 - Systems, Methods and Apparatus for the Subterranean Support of Underground Conduits and/or Pipes | 5 |
77 | Gerardus Cornelius Van Grieken | NL | Noordwijkerhout | Feb 13, 2014 / 20140044487 - STINGER FOR A PIPELINE LAYING VESSEL | 5 |
78 | Scott D. Aston | US | Liberty Township, OH | Nov 12, 2015 / 20150322635 - FOUNDATION SYSTEM FOR BRIDGES AND OTHER STRUCTURES | 5 |
79 | Billy L. Griffith | US | Houston, TX | Mar 14, 2013 / 20130064607 - Underwater Device for ROV Installable Tools | 5 |
80 | Larry E. Berges | US | New Iberia, LA | Nov 27, 2014 / 20140348590 - POWERED SHEAVE FOR NODE DEPLOYMENT AND RETRIEVAL | 5 |
81 | Teresio Signaroldi | IT | Sordio | Mar 13, 2014 / 20140072370 - A/R METHOD AND APPARATUS THEREFOR | 5 |
82 | Conny Gustavsson | SE | Hagersten | Mar 10, 2016 / 20160072261 - MACHINE FOR SAWING TRENCHES AND PLACING DUCTS/CABLES | 5 |
83 | Thomas J. Kryzak | US | Altamont, NY | Oct 15, 2015 / 20150291264 - ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION SYSTEM | 5 |
84 | François-Régis Pionetti | FR | La Baleine | Nov 28, 2013 / 20130315673 - Curvature Limiter For A Flexible Undersea Line, And Seabed-To-Surface Linking Equipment Including Same | 5 |
85 | Thomas J. Carpenter | US | Ankeny, IA | Apr 24, 2014 / 20140112723 - BULLET ANCHOR SYSTEM | 5 |
86 | Clifford H. Ray | US | Fulshear, TX | Sep 14, 2017 / 20170261628 - OCEAN BOTTOM SEISMOMETER PACKAGE | 5 |
87 | E. John Greeves | US | Houston, TX | Jan 03, 2019 / 20190003141 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ELEVATING A MARINE PLATFORM | 5 |
88 | Kay Heemann | DE | Kaufering | Sep 16, 2010 / 20100230909 - Adapter for self-drilling, chemically anchorable fastening element | 5 |
89 | Yanhui Zhong | CN | Zhengzhou | Apr 14, 2016 / 20160102782 - Polymer bag grouting method for repairing settlement of underground pipelines | 5 |
90 | Oded Erez | IL | Tel Aviv | Aug 13, 2015 / 20150225908 - GEOCELL WITH IMPROVED COMPACTION AND DEFORMATION RESISTANCE | 5 |
91 | Li Lee | US | Houston, TX | Oct 18, 2012 / 20120263543 - Fully Constraint Platform in Deepwater | 5 |
92 | Jerry L. Laws | US | Huntsville, TX | Nov 27, 2014 / 20140348590 - POWERED SHEAVE FOR NODE DEPLOYMENT AND RETRIEVAL | 5 |
93 | Randall Scott Shafer | US | Houston, TX | Jan 07, 2016 / 20160003011 - EQUIPMENT TRANSPORT ASSEMBLY FOR DRILLING OPERATIONS AND METHOD OF TRANSPORTING EQUIPMENT | 5 |
94 | Frank Meyers | US | Redondo Beach, CA | Aug 07, 2014 / 20140219723 - FLOATING STANDOFF COLLECTION BASIN | 5 |
95 | Chin Chai Ong | MY | Kuala Lumpur | Dec 03, 2015 / 20150345096 - END PLATE FOR CONCRETE PILES | 5 |
96 | Robert A. Macdonald | US | Plymouth, MN | Dec 27, 2018 / 20180371705 - PERMEABLE SURFACE COVERING UNITS AND PERMEABLE SURFACE COVERING | 5 |
97 | David P. Groeneveld | US | Santa Fe, NM | Mar 03, 2016 / 20160063639 - System and Method to Assist Crop Loss Adjusting of Variable Impacts Across Agricultural Fields Using Remotely-Sensed Data | 5 |
98 | Bruce Mcfarland | US | Solana Beach, CA | Jun 30, 2022 / 20220203250 - SEQUENCED CHAMBER WAVE GENERATOR CONTROLLER AND METHOD | 5 |
99 | Hasse Hultman | SE | Handen | Mar 10, 2016 / 20160072261 - MACHINE FOR SAWING TRENCHES AND PLACING DUCTS/CABLES | 5 |
100 | Robert W. Vitale | US | Canton, OH | Oct 29, 2015 / 20150307799 - Method and Composition for Preventing Oxidation | 5 |