Ian Strider Hunt
29Patents
4h-index
34Co-inventors
59Inventor score
Filing activity: Dec 17, 2004 → Jun 27, 2023
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US7933382B2 | Interface for liquid metal bearing and method of making same | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 8 | Active |
| US9500226B2 | Method and systems for texturing liquid bearing surfaces in X-ray tubes | Electricity | 7 | Active |
| US7020244B1 | Method and design for electrical stress mitigation in high voltage insulators in X-ray tubes | Electricity | 6 | Expired |
| US8503615B2 | Active thermal control of X-ray tubes | Electricity | 5 | Active |
| US9263224B2 | Liquid bearing assembly and method of constructing same | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 4 | Active |
| US8848875B2 | Enhanced barrier for liquid metal bearings | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 4 | Active |
| US8897420B1 | Anti-fretting coating for rotor attachment joint and method of making same | Electricity | 4 | Active |
| US8542800B2 | Asynchronous motor with features creating magnetic field disturbance | Electricity | 2 | Active |
| US10438767B2 | Thrust flange for x-ray tube with internal cooling channels | Electricity | 1 | Active |
| US9449783B2 | Enhanced barrier for liquid metal bearings | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 1 | Active |
| US11098755B2 | Hydrodynamic bearing system and method for operating said hydrodynamic bearing system | Electricity | 1 | Active |
| US10573484B2 | Magnetic support for journal bearing operation at low and zero speeds | Electricity | 1 | Active |
| US9972472B2 | Welded spiral groove bearing assembly | Electricity | 1 | Active |
| US11670475B2 | Liquid metal bearing structure with enhanced sealing structures | Electricity | 1 | Active |
| US10283312B2 | System and method for reducing relative bearing shaft deflection in an X-ray tube | Electricity | 1 | Active |
| US11655848B2 | Hydrodynamic bearing system and method for operating said hydrodynamic bearing system | Electricity | 1 | Active |
| US11017977B1 | Liquid metal bearing assembly and method for operating said liquid metal bearing assembly | Electricity | 1 | Active |
| US8744047B2 | X-ray tube thermal transfer method and system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 0 | Active |
| US11017976B2 | Spiral groove bearing assembly with minimized deflection | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 0 | Active |
| US12051558B2 | Liquid metal bearing with enhanced sealing structures | Electricity | 0 | Active |
| US11037752B2 | Spiral groove bearing assembly with minimized deflection | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 0 | Active |
| US10468223B2 | System and method for reducing relative bearing shaft deflection in an X-ray tube | Electricity | 0 | Active |
| US12322566B2 | Systems and methods for a liquid metal bearing assembly fill port and plug | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 0 | Active |
| US11309160B2 | Methods and systems for a magnetic motor X-ray assembly | Electricity | 0 | Active |
| US10533608B2 | Ring seal for liquid metal bearing assembly | Electricity | 0 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.