Inventor · Santa Clara, CA, US

Andrew John Tomko

19Patents
6h-index
27Co-inventors
66Inventor score

Filing activity: Jul 21, 2000 → Sep 1, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6352405B1 Interchangeable turbine diaphragm halves and related support system Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 18 Expired
US6325596A Turbine diaphragm support system Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 17 Expired
US6522993B1 Method and system for marking surface deviations on a three dimensional surface Physics 16 Expired
US7034262B2 Apparatus and methods for repairing tenons on turbine buckets Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 16 Expired
US6754956B1 Methods for manufacturing a nozzle box assembly for a steam turbine Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Expired
US7329096B2 Machine tooled diaphragm partitions and nozzles Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 7 Expired
US7470109B2 Machine tooled diaphragm partitions and nozzles Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 6 Active
US7617602B2 Method of servicing a turbine Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Active
US6981836B2 Apparatus and methods for removing and installing an upper diaphragm half relative to an upper shell of a turbine Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Expired
US7389662B2 Method and apparatus for self indexing portable automated tenon peening Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Active
US7326873B2 Apparatus and methods for repairing tenons on turbine buckets Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 2 Expired
US7114922B2 Turbine shell jacking pockets Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Expired
US6966541B2 Hydraulic lifting assembly and method Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 2 Expired
US8959754B2 Method and apparatus for removing a coil from a slot of a dynamoelectric machine Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US8783149B2 Coil cutting tool and method Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US12252277B2 Unmanned aerial vehicle with hollow interior portion in truss Performing Operations; Transporting 0 Active
US12203163B2 Methods for shaping magnetic fields during semiconductor processing Electricity 0 Active
US6786695B2 Rod and groove for sealing or adjusting axial location of turbine parts and methods of use Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 0 Expired
US10697057B2 Collimator for use in a physical vapor deposition chamber Chemistry; Metallurgy 0 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.