Inventor · Greenville, SC, US

Daniel Anthony Nowak

22Patents
8h-index
31Co-inventors
75Inventor score

Filing activity: Jul 27, 1984 → Oct 4, 2012

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7771171B2 Systems for preventing wear on turbine blade tip shrouds Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 56 Active
US8703044B2 Machine components and methods of fabricating and repairing Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 17 Active
US6489583B1 Shimmed electron beam welding process Performing Operations; Transporting 15 Expired
US6596411B2 High energy beam welding of single-crystal superalloys and assemblies formed thereby Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 12 Expired
US7556477B2 Bi-layer tip cap Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 11 Active
US7462378B2 Method for coating metals Chemistry; Metallurgy 9 Active
US8319148B2 System and method of dual laser beam welding of first and second filler metals Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Active
US4553269A Pocket structure Human Necessities 8 Expired
US7730616B2 Methods to facilitate cooling syngas in a gasifier Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Active
US8253061B2 Hybrid laser arc welding process and apparatus Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Active
US7670574B2 Methods and apparatus to facilitate cooling syngas in a gasifier Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US8253060B2 Hybrid laser arc welding process and apparatus Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 2 Active
US6652677B2 Process of welding gamma prime-strengthened nickel-base superalloys Performing Operations; Transporting 2 Expired
US8371817B2 Apparatus and method for a turbine bucket tip cap Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US8697195B2 Method for forming a protective coating with enhanced adhesion between layers Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US8163047B2 Methods and apparatus for cooling syngas in a gasifier Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US8726599B2 Fatigue load resistant structures and welding processes Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US9095923B2 Method of welding alloy articles Performing Operations; Transporting 0 Active
US8809724B2 Strategically placed large grains in superalloy casting to improve weldability Performing Operations; Transporting 0 Active
US9416671B2 Bimetallic turbine shroud and method of fabricating Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US8950695B2 Fuel nozzle and process of fabricating a fuel nozzle Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 0 Active
US8974614B2 Powder metallurgical article and process Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active

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