Inventor · Amston, CT, US

Charles E. Lents

42Patents
11h-index
66Co-inventors
78Inventor score

Filing activity: Dec 22, 1986 → May 15, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7753036B2 Compound cycle rotary engine Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 84 Active
US6681592B1 Electrically driven aircraft cabin ventilation and environmental control system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 60 Expired
US6704625B2 Aircraft architecture with a reduced bleed aircraft secondary power system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 42 Expired
US6796527B1 Integrated air turbine driven system for providing aircraft environmental control Performing Operations; Transporting 38 Expired
US6928832B2 Electrically driven aircraft cabin ventilation and environmental control system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 34 Expired
US6845630B2 Electric power and cooling system for an aircraft Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 34 Expired
US10224556B2 Integrated fuel cell aircraft pressurization and cooling system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 31 Active
US6634596B2 Aircraft system architecture Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 28 Expired
US6663044B1 Vapor compression cycle environmental control system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 27 Expired
US6817575B1 Integrated system for providing aircraft environmental control Performing Operations; Transporting 20 Expired
US7690188B2 Combination engines for aircraft Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 12 Active
US7690189B2 Aircraft combination engines inlet airflow control system Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 10 Active
US4805691A Cooling technique for compact electronics inverter Electricity 6 Expired
US11542016B2 Cryogenic cooling system for an aircraft Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Active
US11371430B2 Power system for aircraft parallel hybrid gas turbine electric propulsion system Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 4 Active
US11518525B2 Electro-pneumatic environmental control system air circuit Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Active
US10179309B2 On-board aircraft dried inert gas system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Active
US11738874B2 Aircraft having hybrid-electric propulsion system with electric storage located in fuselage Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US10519963B2 Engine bleed air system with waste gate valve for compressor surge management Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 2 Active
US10267544B2 Electrocaloric heat transfer system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US10569892B2 Supplemental power for reduction of prime mover Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US10533501B2 Engine bleed air with compressor surge management Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US7762056B2 Aircraft combination engines exhaust thrust recovery Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 1 Active
US10914242B2 Complex air supply system for gas turbine engine and associated aircraft Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US11130580B2 Electro-pneumatic environmental control system air circuit Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active

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