Inventor · Cincinnati, OH, US

Gilbert Farmer

31Patents
18h-index
45Co-inventors
77Inventor score

Filing activity: Dec 28, 1994 → Sep 3, 2004

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5681616A Thick thermal barrier coating having grooves for enhanced strain tolerance Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 66 Expired
US6047539A Method of protecting gas turbine combustor components against water erosion and hot corrosion Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 49 Expired
US6655149B2 Preferential multihole combustor liner Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 42 Expired
US5558922A Thick thermal barrier coating having grooves for enhanced strain tolerance Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 39 Expired
US6513331B1 Preferential multihole combustor liner Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 36 Expired
US6557350B2 Method and apparatus for cooling gas turbine engine igniter tubes Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 31 Expired
US6672067B2 Corrugated cowl for combustor of a gas turbine engine and method for configuring same Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 30 Expired
US6655146B2 Hybrid film cooled combustor liner Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 29 Expired
US6553767B2 Gas turbine combustor liner with asymmetric dilution holes machined from a single piece form Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 26 Expired
US6148600A One-piece sheet metal cowl for combustor of a gas turbine engine and method of configuring same Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 24 Expired
US6345441B1 Method of repairing combustion chamber liners Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 24 Expired
US6655147B2 Annular one-piece corrugated liner for combustor of a gas turbine engine Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 23 Expired
US6408610B1 Method of adjusting gas turbine component cooling air flow Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 22 Expired
US7216485B2 Adjusting airflow in turbine component by depositing overlay metallic coating Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 22 Expired
US6663919B2 Process of removing a coating deposit from a through-hole in a component and component processed thereby Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 22 Expired
US6568079B2 Methods for replacing combustor liner panels Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 19 Expired
US6620457B2 Method for thermal barrier coating and a liner made using said method Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 18 Expired
US6725667B2 Combustor dome for gas turbine engine Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 18 Expired
US6286302A Venturi for use in the swirl cup package of a gas turbine combustor having water injected therein Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 11 Expired
US6651437B2 Combustor liner and method for making thereof Performing Operations; Transporting 11 Expired
US6908657B2 Coated component with through-hole having improved surface finish Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 11 Expired
US6779268B1 Outer and inner cowl-wire wrap to one piece cowl conversion Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Expired
US7222488B2 Fabricated cowl for double annular combustor of a gas turbine engine Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 10 Expired
US6592287B1 Self-fixtured joint assembly and its preparation Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Expired
US6254997A Article with metallic surface layer for heat transfer augmentation and method for making Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Expired

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