Bernard Arthur Couture
30Patents
9h-index
49Co-inventors
71Inventor score
Filing activity: May 12, 1999 → Jun 21, 2016
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US7125223B2 | Method and apparatus for turbomachine active clearance control | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 33 | Expired |
| US6334310B1 | Fracture resistant support structure for a hula seal in a turbine combustor and related method | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 29 | Expired |
| US7287956B2 | Removable abradable seal carriers for sealing between rotary and stationary turbine components | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 19 | Expired |
| US7001145B2 | Seal assembly for turbine, bucket/turbine including same, method for sealing interface between rotating and stationary components of a turbine | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 18 | Expired |
| US6112971A | Multi-nozzle combustion end cover vacuum brazing process | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 16 | Expired |
| US7255352B2 | Pressure balanced brush seal | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 14 | Expired |
| US7909335B2 | Retractable compliant plate seals | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 14 | Active |
| US7653993B2 | Method of manufacturing a brush seal for sealing between stationary and rotary components | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 13 | Active |
| US7344357B2 | Methods and apparatus for assembling a rotary machine | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 10 | Expired |
| US8250756B2 | Method of manufacture of compliant plate seals | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 8 | Active |
| US8051563B2 | Systems and methods and apparatus involving fabricating brush seals | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 7 | Active |
| US8888441B2 | Segmented seal assembly | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 7 | Active |
| US8162324B2 | Compliant plate seal with an annular ring for turbomachinery and methods of assembling the same | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 7 | Active |
| US6722848B1 | Turbine nozzle retention apparatus at the carrier horizontal joint face | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 5 | Expired |
| US8069562B2 | Method of manufacturing a brush seal for sealing between stationary and rotary components | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 5 | Active |
| US6997677B2 | Method and apparatus for rotating machine main fit seal | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 5 | Expired |
| US8480352B2 | System for controlling thrust in steam turbine | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 4 | Active |
| US7604242B2 | Pressure balanced brush seal | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 4 | Active |
| US8858166B2 | Rotary machine seal assembly with butt gap seal elements | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 3 | Active |
| US9528384B2 | Brush seal | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 3 | Active |
| US8568084B2 | System for controlling thrust in steam turbine | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 3 | Active |
| US8328198B2 | Brush seal | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 3 | Active |
| US9121297B2 | Rotating brush seal | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 2 | Active |
| US7540708B2 | Methods and apparatus to facilitate sealing in a turbine | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 2 | Active |
| US7484927B2 | Steam turbine variable clearance packing | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 2 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.