Inventor · Simpsonville, SC, US

Gary Charles Liotta

32Patents
16h-index
48Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Feb 28, 1991 → Aug 29, 2018

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5993150A Dual cooled shroud Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 95 Expired
US6190129A Tapered tip-rib turbine blade Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 82 Expired
US5902093A Crack arresting rotor blade Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 59 Expired
US5149250A Gas turbine vane assembly seal and support system Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 56 Expired
US6193465A Trapped insert turbine airfoil Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 53 Expired
US6530744B2 Integral nozzle and shroud Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 47 Expired
US6237921A Nested bridge seal Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 43 Expired
US6585482B1 Methods and apparatus for delivering cooling air within gas turbines Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 40 Expired
US6354803B1 Blade damper and method for making same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 34 Expired
US8221062B2 Device and system for reducing secondary air flow in a gas turbine Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 25 Active
US7534090B2 Enhanced bucket vibration system Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 19 Active
US6761034B2 Structural cover for gas turbine engine bolted flanges Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 19 Expired
US8206119B2 Turbine coverplate systems Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 18 Active
US8727730B2 Composite turbine bucket assembly Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 18 Active
US6575703B2 Turbine disk side plate Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 17 Expired
US8549864B2 Temperature activated valves for gas turbines Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 16 Active
US7731482B2 Bucket vibration damper system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 14 Active
US8535491B2 Electrochemical machining assembly with curved electrode Performing Operations; Transporting 14 Active
US8668445B2 Variable turbine nozzle system Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 10 Active
US8753093B2 Bonded turbine bucket tip shroud and related method Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Active
US9028206B2 Thermally actuated assembly for a gas turbine system and method of controlling a cooling airflow path Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 7 Active
US9540940B2 Turbine interstage seal system Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 6 Active
US8425194B2 Clamped plate seal Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Active
US6582187B1 Methods and apparatus for isolating gas turbine engine bearings Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Expired
US8845284B2 Apparatus and system for sealing a turbine rotor Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 2 Active

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