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Inventor

James C. Minikus

Inventor
Spring, TX, US

Overview

18→
Patents
1989–2012
Patent span
Fixed constructions
Primary field (CPC E)

Patents· 18 as inventor

Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.

E21Bprimary
E21BEarth or rock drilling78%
B33YAdditive manufacturing, i.e. manufacturing of three-dimensional [3d] objects by additive deposition, additive agglomeration or additive layering, e.g. by 3d printing, stereolithography or selective laser sintering13%
B22FWorking metallic powder4%
C22CAlloys4%
PatentTitleYear
8,205,692'Rock bit and inserts with a chisel crest having a broadened region'20127,832,506'Cutting elements with increased toughness and thermal fatigue resistance for drilling applications'20106,782,959'Cutter element with non-linear, expanded crest'20046,651,758'Rolling cone bit with elements fanned along the gage curve'20036,561,293'Cutter element with non-linear, expanded crest'20036,510,909'Rolling cone bit with gage and off-gage cutter elements positioned to separate sidewall and bottom hole cutting duty'20036,390,210'Rolling cone bit with gage and off-gage cutter elements positioned to separate sidewall and bottom hole cutting duty'20026,161,634'Cutter element with non-rectilinear crest'20006,059,054'Non-symmetrical stress-resistant rotary drill bit cutter element'20006,029,759'Hardfacing on steel tooth cutter element'20005,967,245'Rolling cone bit having gage and nestled gage cutter elements having enhancements in materials and geometry to optimize borehole corner cutting duty'19995,868,213'Steel tooth cutter element with gage facing knee'19995,839,526'Rolling cone steel tooth bit with enhancements in cutter shape and placement'19985,833,020'Rolling cone bit with enhancements in cutter element placement and materials to optimize borehole corner cutting duty'19985,421,424'Bowed out chisel insert for rock bits'19955,172,779'Radial crest insert'19925,172,777'Inclined chisel inserts for rock bits'19924,832,139'Inclined chisel inserts for rock bits'1989

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

1989–2012Patents assigned to SMITH INTERNATIONAL (17)· patent assignee history
1989–1992Based in Costa Mesa, CA, US· patent location history
1995–2012Based in Spring, TX, US· patent location history
2012Patents assigned to MCDONOUGH SCOTT D (1)· patent assignee history
2012Patents assigned to MINIKUS JAMES C (1)· patent assignee history
2012Patents assigned to MOSS BRANDON M (1)· patent assignee history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees
AssigneePatentsSpan
SMITH INTERNATIONAL171989–2012
MCDONOUGH SCOTT D12012
MINIKUS JAMES Cself12012
MOSS BRANDON M12012
Locations
LocationPatentsSpan
Spring, Texas, US151995–2012
Costa Mesa, California, US31989–1992