Engines, Pumps, Turbines

Citations to U.S. patents by U.S. patents granted in 2020

Top 10   [Cited by Examiner | Cited by Applicant]

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[Cited by Examiner | Cited by Applicant]
Most Cited by Examiners

  1. 21 5988982    Altering vibration frequencies of workpieces, such as gas turbine engine blades
  Inventors: Allan H. Clauer

  2. 15 3628880    NA
  Inventors: Inventors not available

  3. 10 4827712    Turbofan gas turbine engine
  Inventors: John F. Coplin

  3. 10 7527469    Transition-to-turbine seal apparatus and kit for transition/turbine junction of a gas turbine engine
  Inventors: James M. Zborovsky; Johan Hsu; Andrew G. McQuiggan

  3. 10 9664070    Bowed rotor prevention system
  Inventors: Jesse W. Clauson; Tyler J. Selstad

  6. 9 3965066    Combustor-turbine nozzle interconnection
  Inventors: Albert P. Sterman; Henry J. Brands; Frederick W. Weissborn, Jr.

  6. 9 5489186    Housing with recirculation control for use with banded axial-flow fans
  Inventors: Martin G. Yapp; Robert Houten; Robert Hickey

  6. 9 7625180    Turbine blade with near-wall multi-metering and diffusion cooling circuit
  Inventors: George Liang

  9. 8 5687572    Thin wall combustor with backside impingement cooling
  Inventors: Jeffrey P. Schrantz; David R. Squire

  9. 8 6164903    Turbine vane mounting arrangement
  Inventors: Konstantino Kouris

  9. 8 6293246    Spark-assist type self-ignition engine
  Inventors: Toshio Tanahashi; Toshimi Murai; Yushiro Yasuda; Toshiaki Asada

  9. 8 6305156    Integrated bleed air and engine starting system
  Inventors: Clarence Lui

  9. 8 6382905    Fan casing liner support
  Inventors: Robert Czachor; William Carl Ruehr

  9. 8 6415595    Integrated thermal management and coolant system for an aircraft
  Inventors: George E. Wilmot; Gregory M. Ott

  9. 8 7874138    Segmented annular combustor
  Inventors: Mark Rubio; David M. Ritland

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Most Cited by Applicants

  1. 65 6223616    Star gear system with lubrication circuit and lubrication method therefor
  Inventors: William G. Sheridan

  2. 60 5433674    Coupling system for a planetary gear train
  Inventors: William G. Sheridan; Gino Pagluica

  2. 60 8205432    Epicyclic gear train for turbo fan engine
  Inventors: William G. Sheridan

  4. 57 7591754    Epicyclic gear train integral sun gear coupling design
  Inventors: Loc Quang Duong; Michael E. McCune; Louis J. Dobek

  5. 56 6814541    Jet aircraft fan case containment design
  Inventors: Charles R. Evans; Douglas Duane Ward

  5. 56 7926260    Flexible shaft for gas turbine engine
  Inventors: William G. Sheridan; Michael E. McCune; Alessio Pescosolido

  7. 55 5975841    Heat pipe cooling for turbine stators
  Inventors: James Lindemuth; William G. Anderson

  8. 54 3754484    NA
  Inventors: Inventors not available

  9. 53 3287906    NA
  Inventors: Inventors not available

  9. 53 5524847    Nacelle and mounting arrangement for an aircraft engine
  Inventors: Robert F. Brodell; Edward J. Hovan; Steven Selfors; Constantino V. Loffredo; Paul W. Duesler

  9. 53 5778659    Variable area fan exhaust nozzle having mechanically separate sleeve and thrust reverser actuation systems
  Inventors: Paul W. Duesler; Constantino V. Loffredo; Harold T. Prosser, Jr.; Christopher W. Jones

  9. 53 5915917    Compressor stall and surge control using airflow asymmetry measurement
  Inventors: Kevin M. Eveker; Daniel L. Gysling; Carl Nicholas Nett; Hua O. Wang

  9. 53 7824305    Integral sun gear coupling
  Inventors: Loc Quang Duong; Michael E. McCune; Louis J. Dobek

 
 
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