Gary Charles Liotta
32Patents
16h-index
48Co-inventors
81Inventor score
Filing activity: Feb 28, 1991 → Aug 29, 2018
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.