Inventor · Madisonville, KY, US

Gary E. Wheat

18Patents
8h-index
29Co-inventors
68Inventor score

Filing activity: Dec 8, 1994 → Jan 20, 2006

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
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.