Inventor · Simpsonville, SC, US

John Lipinski

24Patents
15h-index
57Co-inventors
84Inventor score

Filing activity: Jan 10, 1980 → Jan 19, 2015

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8454350B2 Diluent shroud for combustor Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 75 Active
US7546743B2 Bolting configuration for joining ceramic combustor liner to metal mounting attachments Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 68 Expired
US6125625A Low NOx conditioner system for a microturbine power generating system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 47 Expired
US4260068A Storage tank and floating roof with a gauge well having a floating seal therein Performing Operations; Transporting 35 Expired
US8141370B2 Methods and apparatus for radially compliant component mounting Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 35 Active
US7841180B2 Method and apparatus for controlling combustor operability Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 29 Active
US7886545B2 Methods and systems to facilitate reducing NOx emissions in combustion systems Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 26 Active
US6374615B1 Low cost, low emissions natural gas combustor Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 23 Expired
US7810333B2 Method and apparatus for operating a turbine engine Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 23 Active
US6536217B2 Liquid fuel reverse purge Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 20 Expired
US6408611B1 Fuel control method for gas turbine Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 18 Expired
US7707835B2 Axial flow sleeve for a turbine combustor and methods of introducing flow sleeve air Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 17 Active
US6584760B1 Emissions control in a recuperated gas turbine engine Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 17 Expired
US8434291B2 Systems and methods for detecting a flame in a fuel nozzle of a gas turbine Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 16 Active
US8240150B2 Lean direct injection diffusion tip and related method Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 15 Active
US4935120A Multi-stage wax hydrocracking Chemistry; Metallurgy 12 Expired
US9771869B2 Nozzle system and method for starting and operating gas turbines on lowBtu fuels Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 9 Active
US6223537A Catalytic combustor for gas turbines Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 8 Expired
US4994170A Multi-stage wax hydrocrackinig Chemistry; Metallurgy 7 Expired
US9915200B2 System and method for controlling the combustion process in a gas turbine operating with exhaust gas recirculation Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Active
US8661822B2 Acoustically stiffened gas turbine combustor supply Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Active
US8607570B2 Airblown syngas fuel nozzle with diluent openings Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US9322489B2 Valve assembly for production tanks Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US9399548B2 Floating insulation for a production tank Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active

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