Trademarks = 2

Forward Citations = 178

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9 inventors (with patents filed for the assignee):

Alfred Noel Montestruc (2 out of 4 patents)

Calvin Vinal Norton (2 out of 5 patents)

Paul Ray Geiger, Sr (2 out of 2 patents)

4. Howard W F Day (2 out of 2 patents)

5. Eugene E Begnaud (1 out of 2 patents)

6. Bruce Malcolm (1 out of 1 patent)

7. Morris Shear (1 out of 1 patent)

8. Joe W Key (1 out of 4 patents)

9. Robert Edward Clague (1 out of 2 patents)

7 patents: Sort by Forward Citations

1. 8313412 - Gear assembly with asymmetric flex pin (2012-11-20),

2. 8216108 - Gear assembly with tapered flex pin (2012-07-10),

3. 6701861 - Semi-submersible floating production facility (2004-03-09),

4. 6609573 - Method and apparatus for a horizontal pipe handling system on a self-elevating jack-up drilling unit (2003-08-26),

5. 6491174 - Inverted pedestal crane (2002-12-10),

6. 6378450 - Dynamically positioned semi-submersible drilling vessel with slender horizontal braces (2002-04-30),

7. 6231269 - Apparatus for releasing a rack chock of a jack-up rig (2001-05-15),

Company Overview

Friede & Goldman, Ltd. (F&G) is a premier naval architecture and marine engineering firm based in New Orleans, Louisiana. With over 70 years of experience, F&G specializes in the design of offshore drilling rigs, production platforms, and support vessels for the oil and gas industry. Their innovative and efficient designs have earned them a reputation as a leader in the industry.

Profile summary synthesized from public USPTO records and patent filings.

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USPTO Data Jan 1 1976 - Oct 13 2026

7 Patents

#631 in Houston, TX

#2,553 in Texas

#39,907 in US

Houston, TX, United States of America

Friede & Goldman, Ltd.

Forward Citations = 178

9 inventors:

Alfred Noel Montestruc (2 out of 4 patents)

Calvin Vinal Norton (2 out of 5 patents)

Paul Ray Geiger, Sr (2 out of 2 patents)

4. Howard W F Day (2 out of 2 patents)

5. Eugene E Begnaud (1 out of 2 patents)

IDiyas Innovation Intelligence. (2026). Company Patent Portfolio: Friede & Goldman, Ltd.. Retrieved from https://idiyas.com/company/friede-and-goldman

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