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UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION

10,721Patents
5,683Active
10,721Granted
58Portfolio score

Filing activity: Sep 30, 1966 → Jul 20, 2020 · 1,006 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7976213B2 Arrangement for controlling fluid jets injected into a fluid stream Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 996 Active
US6223616A Star gear system with lubrication circuit and lubrication method therefor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 606 Expired
US5433674A Coupling system for a planetary gear train Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 513 Expired
US5778659A Variable area fan exhaust nozzle having mechanically separate sleeve and thrust reverser actuation systems Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 464 Expired
US5524847A Nacelle and mounting arrangement for an aircraft engine Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 428 Expired
US7021042B2 Geartrain coupling for a turbofan engine Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 411 Expired
US5915917A Compressor stall and surge control using airflow asymmetry measurement Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 402 Expired
US7591754B2 Epicyclic gear train integral sun gear coupling design Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 400 Active
US5466198A Geared drive system for a bladed propulsor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 393 Expired
US6318070A Variable area nozzle for gas turbine engines driven by shape memory alloy actuators Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 388 Expired
US7926260B2 Flexible shaft for gas turbine engine Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 383 Active
US8205432B2 Epicyclic gear train for turbo fan engine Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 380 Active
US6315815A Membrane based fuel deoxygenator Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 375 Expired
US7824305B2 Integral sun gear coupling Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 352 Active
US4478551A Turbine exhaust case design Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 324 Expired
US6709492B1 Planar membrane deoxygenator Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 316 Expired
US5102379A Journal bearing arrangement Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 316 Expired
US4696156A Fuel and oil heat management system for a gas turbine engine Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 298 Expired
US3932058A Control system for variable pitch fan propulsor Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 268 Expired
US7662059B2 Lubrication of windmilling journal bearings Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 249 Active
US5093794A Job scheduling system Physics 249 Expired
US4323756A Method for fabricating articles by sequential layer deposition Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 241 Expired
US6387456B1 Silicon based substrate with environmental/thermal barrier layer Chemistry; Metallurgy 240 Expired
US3935558A Surge detector for turbine engines Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 238 Expired
US5007705A Variable optical fiber Bragg filter arrangement Physics 224 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.