Inventor · Loveland, OH, US

John Devitt

21Patents
11h-index
38Co-inventors
75Inventor score

Filing activity: Sep 27, 1990 → Nov 30, 2018

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
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.