Inventor · Woodruff, SC, US

John D. Ward

44Patents
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44Co-inventors
75Inventor score

Filing activity: Aug 22, 1975 → Oct 22, 2019

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4368775A Hydraulic power equipment Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 55 Expired
US7686581B2 Serpentine cooling circuit and method for cooling tip shroud Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 47 Active
US4236356A Cutting saw and concrete groover Performing Operations; Transporting 33 Expired
US5048243A Earthquake restraint mechanism Fixed Constructions 32 Expired
US4778304A Pavement joint reworking apparatus Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 20 Expired
US5788428A Power tool driving systems Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 12 Expired
US4184719A Machine rails and carriages Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Expired
US7493809B1 Method and system for measuring deformation in turbine blades Physics 10 Active
US4324275A Retrofitting methods and retrofitted hydraulic drives Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Expired
US8215914B2 Compliant seal for rotor slot Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Active
US8038405B2 Spring seal for turbine dovetail Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 6 Active
US3961664A Split moulds and carriers therefor Performing Operations; Transporting 5 Expired
US8425194B2 Clamped plate seal Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Active
US9546928B2 Methods for producing strain sensors on turbine components Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 3 Active
US8210823B2 Method and apparatus for creating seal slots for turbine components Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Active
US9016560B2 Component identification system Physics 3 Active
US9109873B1 Apparatus and method for inspecting a turbine blade tip shroud Physics 2 Active
US9151587B2 Bucket tip shroud measurement fixture and method of measuring bucket tip shroud orientation Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 2 Active
US9187696B2 Delayed coking drum quench overflow systems and methods Chemistry; Metallurgy 2 Active
US9511396B2 Systems and methods for on-line pigging and spalling of coker furnace outlets Chemistry; Metallurgy 2 Active
US9618334B2 Systems and methods for monitoring turbine component strain Physics 2 Active
US9410868B2 Methods for producing strain sensors on turbine components Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 2 Active
US9163872B2 Method of operating a refrigeration system for a mobile cargo container Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 1 Active
US10138425B2 Delayed coke drum quench systems and methods having reduced atmospheric emissions Chemistry; Metallurgy 1 Active
US9574447B2 Modification process and modified article Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active

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