Derrick Walter Simons
23Patents
11h-index
33Co-inventors
71Inventor score
Filing activity: Nov 20, 2003 → Mar 2, 2016
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US7246002B2 | Method for controlling fuel splits to gas turbine combustor | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 33 | Expired |
| US7389643B2 | Inboard radial dump venturi for combustion chamber of a gas turbine | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 29 | Expired |
| US7185494B2 | Reduced center burner in multi-burner combustor and method for operating the combustor | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 28 | Expired |
| US7210297B2 | Method and apparatus for identification of hot and cold chambers in a gas turbine combustor | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 27 | Expired |
| US7181916B2 | Method for operating a reduced center burner in multi-burner combustor | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 26 | Active |
| US8474268B2 | Method of mitigating undesired gas turbine transient response using event based actions | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 23 | Active |
| US9388985B2 | Premixing apparatus for gas turbine system | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 19 | Active |
| US7320213B2 | System for identification of hot and cold chambers in a gas turbine combustor | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 18 | Active |
| US8370044B2 | NOX compliant peak for gas turbine | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 18 | Active |
| US7373772B2 | Turbine combustor transition piece having dilution holes | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 12 | Expired |
| US8904797B2 | Sector nozzle mounting systems | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 12 | Active |
| US7854121B2 | Independent pilot fuel control in secondary fuel nozzle | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 11 | Active |
| US7593803B2 | Method for controlling fuel splits to gas turbine combustor | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 9 | Active |
| US9291098B2 | Turbomachine and staged combustion system of a turbomachine | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 5 | Active |
| US9140189B2 | Systems and methods for detecting fuel leaks in gas turbine engines | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 4 | Active |
| US8707704B2 | Method and apparatus for assembling turbine engines | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 4 | Active |
| US8959925B2 | Combustor recovery method and system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 3 | Active |
| US10480792B2 | Fuel staging in a gas turbine engine | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 3 | Active |
| US9297315B2 | Systems and methods for determining a target exhaust temperature for a gas turbine | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 2 | Active |
| US8371101B2 | Radial inlet guide vanes for a combustor | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 2 | Active |
| US8997558B2 | Combustor probe for gas turbine | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 1 | Active |
| US9279369B2 | Turbomachine with transition piece having dilution holes and fuel injection system coupled to transition piece | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 0 | Active |
| US7887322B2 | Mixing hole arrangement and method for improving homogeneity of an air and fuel mixture in a combustor | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 0 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.