Gary E. Wheat
18Patents
8h-index
29Co-inventors
68Inventor score
Filing activity: Dec 8, 1994 → Jan 20, 2006
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6253441A | Fabrication of articles having a coating deposited through a mask | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 31 | Expired |
| US5511946A | Cooled airfoil tip corner | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 24 | Expired |
| US5773790A | Beam blocking material and method for beam drilling and inspecting cooling holes | Physics | 24 | Expired |
| US6339879B1 | Method of sizing and forming a cooling hole in a gas turbine engine component | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 19 | Expired |
| US6434876B1 | Method of applying a particle-embedded coating to a substrate | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 18 | Expired |
| US7056555B2 | Method for coating an internal surface of an article with an aluminum-containing coating | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 12 | Expired |
| US6419753B1 | Apparatus and method for masking multiple turbine components | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 12 | Expired |
| US6367687B1 | Method for preparing a plate rim for brazing | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 8 | Expired |
| US6056507A | Article with brazed end plate within an open body end | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 6 | Expired |
| US5672261A | Method for brazing an end plate within an open body end, and brazed article | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 6 | Expired |
| US6706323B2 | Method for masking multiple turbine components | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 6 | Expired |
| US6220947A | Tumble medium and method for surface treatment | Performing Operations; Transporting | 4 | Expired |
| US6986814B2 | Gas distributor for vapor coating method and container | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 4 | Expired |
| US7429403B2 | Gas distributor for vapor coating method and container | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 3 | Active |
| US6863925B1 | Method for vapor phase aluminiding including a modifying element | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 3 | Expired |
| US7095495B2 | Fluorescent inspection of airfoil cooling holes | Physics | 3 | Expired |
| US7918024B2 | Methods and apparatus for manufacturing components | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 2 | Active |
| US6299509A | Tumble medium and method for surface treatment | Performing Operations; Transporting | 1 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.