Brian E. Wake
31Patents
10h-index
51Co-inventors
78Inventor score
Filing activity: Aug 18, 1995 → Jun 7, 2022
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6334753B1 | Streamlined bodies with counter-flow fluid injection | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 45 | Expired |
| US7229251B2 | Rotor hub fairing system for a counter-rotating, coaxial rotor system | Performing Operations; Transporting | 35 | Expired |
| US6260809A | Ovate loop for rotary-wing blades | Performing Operations; Transporting | 33 | Expired |
| US5788191A | Half-plow vortex generators for rotor blades for reducing blade-vortex interaction noise | Performing Operations; Transporting | 28 | Expired |
| US7530787B2 | Rotor hub fairing system for a counter-rotating, coaxial rotor system | Performing Operations; Transporting | 27 | Active |
| US5785282A | Half-plow vortex generators for rotorcraft blades for reducing blade-vortex interaction noise | Performing Operations; Transporting | 25 | Expired |
| US6769872B2 | Active control of multi-element rotor blade airfoils | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 24 | Expired |
| US7543452B2 | Serrated nozzle trailing edge for exhaust noise suppression | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 14 | Expired |
| US7677868B2 | Self-lubricated actuator for on-blade rotor control | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 10 | Active |
| US7762770B2 | Hybrid actuator for helicopter rotor blade control flaps | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 10 | Active |
| US6666648B2 | Directional elastomeric coupler | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 9 | Expired |
| US6840741B1 | Leading edge slat airfoil for multi-element rotor blade airfoils | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 9 | Expired |
| US10953982B2 | Rotorcraft including auxiliary propulsor positioned to ingest boundary layer flow | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 6 | Active |
| US9688395B2 | Boundary layer ingesting blade | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 4 | Active |
| US10899440B2 | Rotor blade tip design for improved hover and cruise performance | Performing Operations; Transporting | 4 | Active |
| US10232929B2 | Plate member for reducing drag on a fairing of an aircraft | Performing Operations; Transporting | 3 | Active |
| US8915710B2 | Brushless direct current (BLDC) motor based linear or rotary actuator for helicopter rotor control | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 2 | Active |
| US8672627B2 | On-blade actuator for helicopter rotor blade control flaps | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 2 | Active |
| US9132914B2 | Low drag high restoring moment airfoils | Performing Operations; Transporting | 1 | Active |
| US12116119B2 | High speed rotor blade design | Performing Operations; Transporting | 1 | Active |
| US10538313B2 | Active flow control system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 0 | Active |
| US9278755B2 | Modular integrated device for rotor blade control | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 0 | Active |
| US10220939B2 | Active airflow system and method of reducing drag for aircraft | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 0 | Active |
| US11370532B2 | Low drag sail fairing for coaxial rotor | Performing Operations; Transporting | 0 | Active |
| US12202596B2 | Aerodynamic rotary interface | Performing Operations; Transporting | 0 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.