Inventor · Boucherville, QC, CA

Eric Durocher

98Patents
16h-index
50Co-inventors
87Inventor score

Filing activity: Aug 27, 2004 → Oct 17, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8091371B2 Mid turbine frame for gas turbine engine Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 134 Active
US8061969B2 Mid turbine frame system for gas turbine engine Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 129 Active
US8371127B2 Cooling air system for mid turbine frame Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 74 Active
US8245518B2 Mid turbine frame system for gas turbine engine Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 68 Active
US7217089B2 Gas turbine engine shroud sealing arrangement Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 64 Expired
US7229249B2 Lightweight annular interturbine duct Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 47 Expired
US8099962B2 Mid turbine frame system and radial locator for radially centering a bearing for gas turbine engine Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 39 Active
US7374395B2 Turbine shroud segment feather seal located in radial shroud legs Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 36 Active
US8500392B2 Sealing for vane segments Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 30 Active
US9279341B2 Air system architecture for a mid-turbine frame module Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 26 Active
US9079245B2 Turbine shroud segment with inter-segment overlap Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 25 Active
US8784041B2 Turbine shroud segment with integrated seal Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 24 Active
US7229247B2 Duct with integrated baffle Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 23 Expired
US8182204B2 Deflector for a gas turbine strut and vane assembly Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 18 Active
US7625415B2 Strainer for a gas turbine engine Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 17 Active
US8944749B2 Oil purge system for a mid turbine frame Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 16 Active
US8347500B2 Method of assembly and disassembly of a gas turbine mid turbine frame Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 16 Active
US8347635B2 Locking apparatus for a radial locator for gas turbine engine mid turbine frame Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 16 Active
US8157511B2 Turbine shroud gas path duct interface Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 15 Active
US7300246B2 Integrated turbine vane support Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 15 Expired
US7950236B2 Exhaust duct and tail cone attachment of aircraft engines Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 13 Active
US9151164B2 Dual-use of cooling air for turbine vane and method Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 13 Active
US7520715B2 Turbine shroud segment transpiration cooling with individual cast inlet and outlet cavities Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 13 Active
US7452184B2 Airfoil platform impingement cooling Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 13 Expired
US7836702B2 Gas turbine combustor exit duct and HP vane interface Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 12 Active

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