Inventor · Bethany, CT, US

Lawrence E. Portlock

52Patents
11h-index
11Co-inventors
75Inventor score

Filing activity: Dec 1, 2004 → Aug 29, 2024

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7959532B2 Hydraulic seal for a gearbox of a tip turbine engine Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 50 Active
US8020665B2 Lubrication system with extended emergency operability Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 48 Active
US8484942B1 Planetary gear system arrangement with auxiliary oil system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 47 Active
US8215454B2 Lubrication system with tolerance for reduced gravity Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 33 Active
US8083030B2 Gearbox lubrication supply system for a tip engine Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 24 Active
US8894538B2 Gas turbine engine with geared architecture Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 22 Active
US8267826B2 Uninterruptible oil supply in planetary system Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 22 Active
US8561383B2 Turbine engine with differential gear driven fan and compressor Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 18 Active
US8931285B2 Planetary gear system arrangement with auxiliary oil system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 17 Active
US8939864B2 Gas turbine engine lubrication Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 14 Active
US8753243B2 Ring gear mounting arrangement with oil scavenge scheme Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 12 Active
US8858388B2 Gas turbine engine gear train Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 11 Active
US8708863B2 Epicyclic gear train Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 11 Active
US8292570B2 Low pressure turbine with counter-rotating drives for single spool Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 11 Active
US9976437B2 Epicyclic gear train Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 11 Active
US8491436B2 Uninterruptible oil supply in planetary system Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 11 Active
US10082105B2 Gas turbine engine with geared architecture Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 8 Active
US7959406B2 Close coupled gearbox assembly for a tip turbine engine Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 8 Active
US10527151B1 Gas turbine engine with geared architecture Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 8 Active
US10570855B2 Gas turbine engine with geared architecture Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 7 Active
US8757959B2 Tip turbine engine comprising a nonrotable compartment Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 7 Active
US9115650B2 Ring gear mounting arrangement with oil scavenge scheme Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Active
US9677420B2 Planetary gear system arrangement with auxiliary oil system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Active
US8511435B2 Lubrication system with extended emergency operability Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 5 Active
US9995174B2 Planetary gear system arrangement with auxiliary oil system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Active

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