Inventor · Phoenix, AZ, US

Derek A. Rice

13Patents
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31Co-inventors
56Inventor score

Filing activity: Dec 18, 2002 → Jun 17, 2020

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7000306B2 Spun metal form used to manufacture dual alloy turbine wheel Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 30 Expired
US7097422B2 Hoop stress relief mechanism for gas turbine engines Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 26 Expired
US7832986B2 Multi-alloy turbine rotors and methods of manufacturing the rotors Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 23 Active
US7516526B2 Spun metal form used to manufacture dual alloy turbine wheel Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Expired
US7744986B2 Multilayered erosion resistant coating for gas turbines Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Active
US6935006B2 Spun metal form used to manufacture dual alloy turbine wheel Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Expired
US8187724B2 Method of manufacture of a dual alloy impeller Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US11072435B2 Inlet flow structure for turboprop engine Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 2 Active
US9114488B2 Superalloy rotor component and method of fabrication Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US11220922B1 Monolithic diffuser and deswirl flow structure for gas turbine engine Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US11125158B2 Ported shroud system for turboprop inlets Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 1 Active
US9216453B2 Methods of forming dual microstructure components Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 0 Active
US9759261B2 Methods for manufacturing high temperature bearing components and rolling element bearings Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 0 Active

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