Daniel A. Bales
53Patents
10h-index
61Co-inventors
81Inventor score
Filing activity: Dec 26, 1989 → Feb 21, 2022
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.