Inventor · Schenectady, NY, US

Curtis Alan Johnson

60Patents
20h-index
104Co-inventors
91Inventor score

Filing activity: Apr 9, 1976 → Dec 26, 2019

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5914189A Protected thermal barrier coating composite with multiple coatings Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 100 Expired
US6261643A Protected thermal barrier coating composite with multiple coatings Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 90 Expired
US5871820A Protection of thermal barrier coating with an impermeable barrier coating Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 86 Expired
US6503574B1 Method for producing an enhanced thermal barrier coating system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 70 Expired
US4551436A Fabrication of small dense silicon carbide spheres Performing Operations; Transporting 68 Expired
US5660885A Protection of thermal barrier coating by a sacrificial surface coating Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 65 Expired
US8047773B2 Gas turbine shroud support apparatus Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 63 Active
US5419971A Enhanced thermal barrier coating system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 56 Expired
US6294261A Method for smoothing the surface of a protective coating Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 55 Expired
US5851678A Composite thermal barrier coating with impermeable coating Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 51 Expired
US5830586A Thermal barrier coatings having an improved columnar microstructure Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 47 Expired
US7771159B2 High temperature seals and high temperature sealing systems Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 39 Active
US5773141A Protected thermal barrier coating composite Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 38 Expired
US6180184A Thermal barrier coatings having an improved columnar microstructure Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 36 Expired
US7595114B2 Environmental barrier coating for a component and method for fabricating the same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 34 Active
US6982126B2 Thermal barrier coating Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 27 Expired
US6844100B2 Fuel cell stack and fuel cell module Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 26 Expired
US7968217B2 Articles for high temperature service and methods for their manufacture Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 24 Active
US4571414A Thermoplastic molding of ceramic powder Chemistry; Metallurgy 23 Expired
US4551496A Thermoplastic molding of sinterable silicon carbide Chemistry; Metallurgy 23 Expired
US6264766A Roughened bond coats for a thermal barrier coating system and method for producing Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 18 Expired
US6444331B1 Roughened bond coats for a thermal barrier coating system and method for producing Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 17 Expired
US5897921A Directionally solidified thermal barrier coating Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 16 Expired
US4530808A Binder removal from thermoplastically formed SiC article Chemistry; Metallurgy 16 Expired
US4031178A Strength improvement in machined SiC bodies Chemistry; Metallurgy 15 Expired

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