David Wesley Ball, JR.
19Patents
7h-index
37Co-inventors
58Inventor score
Filing activity: Dec 7, 2005 → Apr 9, 2013
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US8240153B2 | Method and system for controlling a set point for extracting air from a compressor to provide turbine cooling air in a gas turbine | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 97 | Active |
| US7536864B2 | Variable motive nozzle ejector for use with turbine engines | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 26 | Active |
| US8186152B2 | Apparatus and method for cooling turbomachine exhaust gas | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 21 | Active |
| US8272222B2 | Inlet bleed heat system with ejector/mixer nozzles for noise reduction | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 12 | Active |
| US7698898B2 | Mixer for cooling and sealing air system for turbomachinery | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 11 | Active |
| US8142169B2 | Variable geometry ejector | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 11 | Active |
| US8157512B2 | Heat pipe intercooler for a turbomachine | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 7 | Active |
| US7823390B2 | Mixer for cooling and sealing air system of turbomachinery | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 7 | Active |
| US8083466B2 | Turbomachine inlet heating system | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 7 | Active |
| US8505310B2 | Gas turbine ejector and method of operation | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 6 | Active |
| US8083495B2 | Ejectors with separably secured nozzles, adjustable size nozzles, or adjustable size mixing tubes | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 6 | Active |
| US8677729B2 | System for heating a fuel | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 4 | Active |
| US8474270B2 | Methods and apparatus for assembling a low noise ejector motive nozzle | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 3 | Active |
| US9470145B2 | System and method for heating fuel in a combined cycle gas turbine | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 3 | Active |
| US8381506B2 | Low heating value fuel gas blending control | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 3 | Active |
| US8136361B2 | Methods and apparatus for assembling a low noise ejector motive nozzle | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 2 | Active |
| US8601821B2 | Method and apparatus for supplying pressure for spray inlet temperature suppressor of gas turbines | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 1 | Active |
| US8490403B2 | System and method for applying energy externally for fuel gas for dew point heating in gas turbine power plant | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 0 | Active |
| US9422868B2 | Simple cycle gas turbomachine system having a fuel conditioning system | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 0 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.