Inventor · Avon, CT, US

Daniel A. Bales

53Patents
10h-index
61Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Dec 26, 1989 → Feb 21, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7575039B2 Refractory metal core coatings Performing Operations; Transporting 29 Active
US8539659B2 Method of repairing an article Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 24 Active
US5467528A Method of making a tubular thermal structure Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 22 Expired
US5867885A IBR fixture and method of machining Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 19 Expired
US5822841A IBR fixture Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 15 Expired
US5477613A Method of simultaneously forming rocket thrust chamber cooling tubes Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 14 Expired
US10913133B2 Processes and tooling associated with diffusion bonding the periphery of a cavity-back airfoil Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 13 Active
US6833203B2 Thermal barrier coating utilizing a dispersion strengthened metallic bond coat Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 12 Expired
US5386628A Method of making a diffusion bonded rocket chamber Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 11 Expired
US5375325A Method of making a rocket chamber construction Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Expired
US5546656A Fabrication of rocket thrust chambers Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Expired
US7166372B2 Thermal barrier coating utilizing a dispersion strengthened metallic bond coat Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Expired
US9393620B2 Uber-cooled turbine section component made by additive manufacturing Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Active
US5155326A Porous materials brazing Performing Operations; Transporting 6 Expired
US5020716A Integrated brazing fixture for brazing titanium Performing Operations; Transporting 6 Expired
US11174737B2 Airfoil with cover for gas turbine engine Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Active
US10633731B2 Method for producing enhanced fatigue and tensile properties in integrally bladed rotor forgings Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 2 Active
US10808541B2 Fan blade for a gas turbine engine Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US10329919B2 Airfoil structure and method of manufacture Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US11248477B2 Hybridized airfoil for a gas turbine engine Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US11148221B2 Method of forming gas turbine engine components Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US10935037B2 Tool for simultaneous local stress relief of each of a multiple of linear friction welds of a rotor forging Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 2 Active
US11236619B2 Multi-cover gas turbine engine component Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US10502064B2 Power beam welded cavity-back titanium hollow fan blade Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US10828718B2 Installation of waterjet vent holes into vertical walls of cavity-back airfoils Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active

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