James C. Napier
18Patents
7h-index
25Co-inventors
66Inventor score
Filing activity: Oct 13, 1982 → Jun 3, 2015
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US7578369B2 | Mixed-flow exhaust silencer assembly | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 30 | Active |
| US5472315A | Abradable coating in a gas turbine engine | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 29 | Expired |
| US5140819A | Turbine inlet silencer | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 28 | Expired |
| US5491308A | Turbine inlet silencer | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 18 | Expired |
| US4600414A | Apparatus for removing contaminants from heated gases | Performing Operations; Transporting | 15 | Expired |
| US6957569B1 | Detection of oil in turbine engine bleed air | Physics | 10 | Expired |
| US5097656A | Dual purpose apparatus for turbine engine exhaust noise and anti-surge air noise reduction | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 10 | Expired |
| US8167540B2 | System for reducing compressor noise | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 7 | Active |
| US4568365A | Methods of removing contaminants from heated gases | Performing Operations; Transporting | 6 | Expired |
| US8839625B2 | Gas turbine engine diffuser having air flow channels with varying widths | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 6 | Active |
| US8733694B2 | Arrangement for maintaining flow to an air inlet of an auxiliary power unit assembly | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 6 | Active |
| US9194293B2 | Air inlet noise attenuation assembly | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 3 | Active |
| US8113767B2 | Auxiliary power unit inlet duct with acoustic silencing | Electricity | 3 | Active |
| US9540114B2 | APU exhaust system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 2 | Active |
| US8596568B2 | Exhaust silencer with baffles | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 2 | Active |
| US8371521B2 | Low noise exhaust ducting system | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 2 | Active |
| US9540949B2 | Turbine hub retainer | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 1 | Active |
| US9630723B2 | Acoustically diffusive auxilary power unit inlet doors | Performing Operations; Transporting | 0 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.