John Devitt
21Patents
11h-index
38Co-inventors
75Inventor score
Filing activity: Sep 27, 1990 → Nov 30, 2018
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5111048A | Apparatus and method for detecting fatigue cracks using infrared thermography | Physics | 50 | Expired |
| US6701615B2 | Inspection and sorting system and method for part repair | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 44 | Expired |
| US7004622B2 | Systems and methods for determining conditions of articles and methods of making such systems | Physics | 31 | Expired |
| US7271894B2 | Imaging system for robotically inspecting gas turbine combustion components | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 30 | Expired |
| US6943357B2 | Thermal barrier coatings, components, method and apparatus for determining past-service conditions and remaining life thereof | Physics | 24 | Expired |
| US6730918B2 | Apparatus for determining past-service conditions and remaining life of thermal barrier coatings and components having such coatings | Physics | 20 | Expired |
| US5484263A | Non-degrading reflective coating system for high temperature heat shields and a method therefor | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 16 | Expired |
| US6886977B2 | Measuring temperature in stationary components of electrical machines using fiber optics | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 12 | Expired |
| US6874932B2 | Methods for determining the depth of defects | Physics | 12 | Expired |
| US7095026B2 | Methods and apparatuses for selectively limiting undesired radiation | Physics | 11 | Expired |
| US7052737B2 | Forming a monitoring deposit on a substrate | Physics | 11 | Expired |
| US5703362A | Method for nondestructive/noncontact detection and quantification of alpha case on a surface of a workpiece made of titanium or a titanium-based alloy | Physics | 8 | Expired |
| US6399949B1 | System and method for detecting debonding in rubber coated rolls | Physics | 7 | Expired |
| US5374122A | Method for quantifying porosity of parts of simple and complex geometries | Physics | 6 | Expired |
| US5545437A | Method for forming a non-degrading refective coating system for high temperature heat shields | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 6 | Expired |
| US8300108B2 | Multi-channel imaging devices comprising unit cells | Electricity | 6 | Active |
| US6795201B2 | Method of objectively evaluating a surface mark | Physics | 5 | Expired |
| US10175113B2 | Thermal protection mechanisms for uncooled microbolometers | Physics | 4 | Active |
| US8687073B2 | Multi-channel imaging devices | Electricity | 4 | Active |
| US7351977B2 | Methods and systems for distinguishing multiple wavelengths of radiation and increasing detected signals in a detection system using micro-optic structures | Physics | 2 | Expired |
| US10520364B2 | Thermal protection mechanisms for uncooled microbolometers | Physics | 1 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.