Inventor · Kent, WA, US

Bruce M. Schuman

21Patents
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23Co-inventors
75Inventor score

Filing activity: Jan 23, 1996 → Dec 8, 2017

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8448880B2 Apparatus and process for formation of laterally directed fluid jets Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 16 Active
US9003936B2 Waterjet cutting system with standoff distance control Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 15 Active
US6804459B2 Method and apparatus for changing the temperature of a pressurized fluid Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 11 Expired
US5993172A Method and apparatus for pressure processing a pumpable substance Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 11 Expired
USD470566S1 Orifice mount for high-pressure fluid jet system General 10 Expired
US9884406B2 High-pressure waterjet cutting head systems, components and related methods Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Active
US9272437B2 Fluid distribution components of high-pressure fluid jet systems Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Active
US8187056B2 Process and apparatus for surface-finishing Human Necessities 9 Active
US5891505A Method for pressure processing a pumpable food substance Human Necessities 7 Expired
US6305913A Pressure processing a pumpable substance with a flexible membrane Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 7 Expired
USD480783S1 Orifice mount for high-pressure fluid jet systems General 6 Expired
US5996478A Apparatus for pressure processing a pumpable food substance Human Necessities 6 Expired
US7748750B2 High fatigue life fittings for high-pressure fluid systems Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Expired
US9844890B2 Fluid distribution components of high-pressure fluid jet systems Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US6158981A Method and apparatus for aseptic pressure-processing of pumpable substances Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 2 Expired
US9358668B2 Fluid jet receiving receptacles and related fluid jet cutting systems Performing Operations; Transporting 2 Active
US8894468B2 Fluid jet receptacle with rotatable inlet feed component and related fluid jet cutting system and method Performing Operations; Transporting 1 Active
US11260503B2 Abrasive slurry delivery systems and methods Performing Operations; Transporting 1 Active
US8777129B2 Apparatus and process for formation of laterally directed fluid jets Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US10589400B2 High-pressure waterjet cutting head systems, components and related methods Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US8430430B2 High fatigue life fittings for high-pressure fluid systems Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active

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