Inventor · Plainfield, IN, US

Kerry J. Lighty

23Patents
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25Co-inventors
53Inventor score

Filing activity: Dec 14, 2007 → Apr 19, 2024

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8172517B2 Passive guide vane control Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Active
US10527098B1 Systems and methods of oil distribution for a bearing Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 3 Active
US10480348B2 Lubrication scavenge system for a turbine engine with counter-rotating shafts Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 2 Active
US11365630B1 Fan rotor with tapered drive joint Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 1 Active
US10903720B2 Starter/generator electrical joint Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 1 Active
US10815887B2 Gas turbine engine lubrication system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US12234771B1 Bypass duct heat exchanger mount system with reduced motion Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 0 Active
US11365682B1 Gas turbine engine cooled sump buffer air system Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 0 Active
US12264630B2 Compliant joint for sealing interface between gas turbine engine components Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 0 Active
US11702976B2 Vapor leak pressure relief and diversion system Performing Operations; Transporting 0 Active
US11346284B1 Gas turbine engine with pyrotechnic air starter Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 0 Active
US11486270B2 Splined oil catcher Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 0 Active
US11365909B2 Vapor leak separation and detection system Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 0 Active
US9915203B2 Gas turbine engine lubrication system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US11300008B2 Lubrication scavenge system for a turbine engine with counter-rotating shafts Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 0 Active
US11143103B2 Nose cone and fan assembly Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US12104532B1 Bypass duct heat exchanger with access panel for gas turbine engines Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 0 Active
US12264685B1 Bleed valve assembly with valve shims for varying bleed flow in gas turbine engine compressors and method for operating Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 0 Active
US11022174B2 Drain arrangement for a squeeze film damper Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 0 Active
US12071913B1 Inlets for gas turbine engine bypass duct heat exchangers Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 0 Active
US12215621B1 Heat exchanger inlet vane assemblies with improved mixing trailing edge features Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 0 Active
US11661856B2 Gas turbine engine with embedded generator Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 0 Active
US10047632B2 Radially stacked intershaft bearing Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 0 Active

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