David Robert Skinner
26Patents
14h-index
40Co-inventors
81Inventor score
Filing activity: Sep 17, 1976 → Jun 24, 2015
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US4145161A | Speed control | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 78 | Expired |
| US6131910A | Brush seals and combined labyrinth and brush seals for rotary machines | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 73 | Expired |
| US5749584A | Combined brush seal and labyrinth seal segment for rotary machines | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 69 | Expired |
| US6045134A | Combined labyrinth and brush seals for rotary machines | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 35 | Expired |
| US6105967A | Combined labyrinth and brush seals for rotary machines | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 34 | Expired |
| US6257586A | Combined brush seal and labyrinth seal segment for rotary machines | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 32 | Expired |
| US6030175A | Hybrid seal and rotary machine containing such hybrid seal | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 32 | Expired |
| US6279420A | Balance weight for a rotary component in turbomachinery, methods of installation and installation tools | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 31 | Expired |
| US5709388A | Variable clearance packing ring with guide for preventing circumferential displacement | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 27 | Expired |
| US6431827B1 | Bucket tip brush seals in steam turbines and methods of installation | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 21 | Expired |
| US6022027A | Variable clearance packing ring with clips for preventing circumferential displacement | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 18 | Expired |
| US6105966A | Brush seal segment | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 16 | Expired |
| US4246872A | Heat exchanger tube support | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 15 | Expired |
| US6435513B1 | Combined brush seal and labyrinth seal segment for rotary machines | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 14 | Expired |
| US6477916B2 | Methods of installing a balance weight for a rotary component in turbomachinery | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 13 | Expired |
| US6367806B1 | Seal arrangement for a rotary machine such as a turbine | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 13 | Expired |
| US6651986B2 | Retractable packing ring lower half segment retaining key and method for retaining retractable packing ring lower half segment | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 13 | Expired |
| US4478513A | Optical system for a spectrophotometer | Physics | 12 | Expired |
| US4076457A | Downhole pump speed control | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 12 | Expired |
| US4066123A | Hydraulic pumping unit with a variable speed triplex pump | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 10 | Expired |
| US4427058A | HRSG Sidewall baffle | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 8 | Expired |
| US4042025A | Hydraulic control system underflow valve control method and apparatus | Fixed Constructions | 4 | Expired |
| US6036433A | Method of balancing thrust loads in steam turbines | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 3 | Expired |
| US4262705A | Internal support structure for heat exchanger | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 2 | Expired |
| US4552292A | Heat exchanger | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 1 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.