Inventor · West Des Moines, IA, US

David H. Bretz

18Patents
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15Co-inventors
69Inventor score

Filing activity: Mar 13, 1990 → Nov 23, 2015

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6688534B2 Air assist fuel nozzle Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 54 Expired
US5224333A Simplex airblast fuel injection Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 43 Expired
US7779636B2 Lean direct injection atomizer for gas turbine engines Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 29 Active
US7926744B2 Radially outward flowing air-blast fuel injector for gas turbine engine Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 21 Active
US5115634A Simplex airblade fuel injection method Performing Operations; Transporting 18 Expired
US5491972A Combination igniter and fuel atomizer nozzle assembly for a gas turbine engine Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 16 Expired
US8146837B2 Radially outward flowing air-blast fuel injection for gas turbine engine Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 12 Active
US8128007B2 Radially outward flowing air-blast fuel injector for gas turbine engine Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 8 Active
US8057220B2 Air assisted simplex fuel nozzle Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 7 Active
US9310073B2 Liquid swirler flow control Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 5 Active
US10077714B2 Repairable fuel injector Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 4 Active
US8156746B2 Lean direct injection atomizer for gas turbine engines Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 4 Active
US9046039B2 Staged pilots in pure airblast injectors for gas turbine engines Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Active
US9989187B2 Tube strain relievers Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 3 Active
US10731860B2 Air shrouds with air wipes Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 2 Active
US10317084B2 Additive layer manufacturing for fuel injectors Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 1 Active
US9310081B2 Methods of fabricating fuel injectors using laser additive deposition Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US9228741B2 Liquid fuel swirler Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 1 Active

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