Eric T. Easterbrook
20Patents
11h-index
15Co-inventors
72Inventor score
Filing activity: Feb 16, 1989 → Jan 10, 2022
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5096349A | Nut mounting grommet | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 66 | Expired |
| US5405228A | Nut cage and mount | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 65 | Expired |
| US5245743A | Method of installing a nut mounting grommet | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 55 | Expired |
| US4934170A | Fatigue life enhancement of noncircular openings | Performing Operations; Transporting | 52 | Expired |
| US5433100A | Apparatus for split sleeve and tubular bushing cold expansion | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 46 | Expired |
| US5083363A | Method of installing a grommet in a wall of composite material | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 42 | Expired |
| US5127254A | Method and apparatus for split sleeve cold expansion of openings in structural members | Performing Operations; Transporting | 40 | Expired |
| US5305627A | Split sleeve cold expansion | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 36 | Expired |
| US5218854A | System for cold expanding holes in rail sections | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 26 | Expired |
| US7516534B2 | Method for attaching a nut element to a metal structure | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 21 | Expired |
| US6230537A | Method and apparatus for producing beneficial stresses around apertures by use of focused stress waves, and improved fatigue life products made by the method | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 15 | Expired |
| US6711928B1 | Method and apparatus for producing beneficial stresses around apertures, and improved fatigue life products made by the method | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 11 | Expired |
| US6389865B1 | Method and apparatus for producing beneficial stresses around apertures by use of focused stress waves | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 8 | Expired |
| US7131310B2 | Method for manufacturing improved fatigue life structures, and structures made via the method | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 7 | Expired |
| US6742376B2 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing structures with improved fatigue life | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 7 | Expired |
| US7024747B2 | Method of building fatigue life enhanced structures | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 4 | Expired |
| US7047786B2 | Method and apparatus for improving the fatigue life of components and structures | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 4 | Expired |
| US6615636B2 | Method and apparatus for improving the fatigue life of components and structures using the stresswave process | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 3 | Expired |
| US11225868B1 | Method for integral turbine blade repair | Physics | 0 | Active |
| US11655713B2 | Integrally repaired bladed rotor | Physics | 0 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.