Christopher D. Hall
38Patents
5h-index
28Co-inventors
65Inventor score
Filing activity: Dec 8, 2005 → Apr 7, 2023
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US9744940B1 | Seatbelt pretensioning retractor assembly | Performing Operations; Transporting | 14 | Active |
| US10508660B2 | Apparatus and method for positioning a variable vane | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 13 | Active |
| US7540536B2 | Seat belt anchor device and method | Performing Operations; Transporting | 7 | Active |
| US11879343B2 | Systems for controlling variable outlet guide vanes | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 5 | Active |
| US10753370B2 | Variable diffuser with axially translating end wall for a centrifugal compressor | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 5 | Active |
| US10260512B2 | Method for release of fan blisk airfoil with external shaped charge | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 5 | Active |
| US10113442B2 | Method of releasing a fan blade and assembly for releasing a fan blade from a turbofan engine | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 5 | Active |
| US10328895B2 | Seatbelt pretensioning retractor assembly including a pretensioner rod | Performing Operations; Transporting | 4 | Active |
| US10369963B2 | Seatbelt pretensioning retractor assembly including a gas release opening | Performing Operations; Transporting | 4 | Active |
| US11008887B2 | Fan containment assembly having a nesting cavity | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 4 | Active |
| US10174633B2 | Containment hook for composite fan case | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 4 | Active |
| US11591927B1 | Turbine engine fan track liner with outer flange case mounting | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 2 | Active |
| US10883373B2 | Blade tip seal | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 2 | Active |
| US10259426B2 | Seatbelt pretensioning retractor assembly including a piston-safety valve member | Performing Operations; Transporting | 2 | Active |
| US11680524B1 | Turbine engine acoustic panel with outer flange case mounting | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 2 | Active |
| US11788429B2 | Variable tandem fan outlet guide vanes | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 2 | Active |
| US10946831B2 | Retractor pretensioner assembly | Performing Operations; Transporting | 1 | Active |
| US11802490B2 | Controllable variable fan outlet guide vanes | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 1 | Active |
| US10883379B2 | Variable diffuser having a respective penny for each vane | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 0 | Active |
| US11946414B2 | Manufacture methods and apparatus for turbine engine acoustic panels | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 0 | Active |
| US10625709B2 | Seat belt retractor assembly | Performing Operations; Transporting | 0 | Active |
| US8162355B2 | Airbag inflator connector | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 0 | Active |
| US11686211B2 | Variable outlet guide vanes | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 0 | Active |
| US11725520B2 | Fan rotor for airfoil damping | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 0 | Active |
| US11879480B1 | Sectioned compressor inner band for variable pitch vane assemblies in gas turbine engines | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 0 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.