Inventor · Simpsonville, SC, US

David Wayne Weber

60Patents
7h-index
36Co-inventors
68Inventor score

Filing activity: Feb 25, 2011 → Aug 9, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8905708B2 Turbine assembly and method for controlling a temperature of an assembly Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 23 Active
US8845285B2 Gas turbine stator assembly Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 22 Active
US9416675B2 Sealing device for providing a seal in a turbomachine Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 11 Active
US8647055B2 Ceramic matrix composite shroud attachment system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Active
US9518478B2 Microchannel exhaust for cooling and/or purging gas turbine segment gaps Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 9 Active
US9938836B2 Turbine airfoil with trailing edge cooling circuit Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Active
US9188228B2 Layered seal for turbomachinery Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 8 Active
US9127549B2 Turbine shroud cooling assembly for a gas turbine system Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 7 Active
US10273810B2 Partially wrapped trailing edge cooling circuit with pressure side serpentine cavities Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 6 Active
US10161523B2 Enhanced cloth seal Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 5 Active
US9669458B2 Micro channel and methods of manufacturing a micro channel Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 4 Active
US10047622B2 Flexible layered seal for turbomachinery Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 4 Active
US9938844B2 Metallic stator seal Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 4 Active
US10753207B2 Airfoil with tip rail cooling Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Active
US10301946B2 Partially wrapped trailing edge cooling circuits with pressure side impingements Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 4 Active
US10190421B2 Turbine bucket having tip shroud fillet, tip shroud cross-drilled apertures and profile Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Active
US10605090B2 Intermediate central passage spanning outer walls aft of airfoil leading edge passage Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 3 Active
US10053989B2 Cooling circuit for a multi-wall blade Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 3 Active
US10053990B2 Internal rib with defined concave surface curvature for airfoil Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Active
US8845272B2 Turbine shroud and a method for manufacturing the turbine shroud Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US10352176B2 Cooling circuits for a multi-wall blade Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 2 Active
US9151179B2 Turbine shroud segment cooling system and method Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US10598028B2 Edge coupon including cooling circuit for airfoil Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 2 Active
US9638045B2 Cooling structure for stationary blade Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US10605098B2 Blade with tip rail cooling Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active

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