Louis J. Spadaccini
29Patents
15h-index
49Co-inventors
81Inventor score
Filing activity: Mar 1, 1979 → Jun 30, 2011
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6315815A | Membrane based fuel deoxygenator | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 375 | Expired |
| US6709492B1 | Planar membrane deoxygenator | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 316 | Expired |
| US6939392B2 | System and method for thermal management | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 91 | Expired |
| US7260926B2 | Thermal management system for an aircraft | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 85 | Expired |
| US4726279A | Wake stabilized supersonic combustion ram cannon | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 44 | Expired |
| US5165224A | Method and system for lean premixed/prevaporized combustion | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 42 | Expired |
| US7093437B2 | Extended operability aircraft fuel delivery system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 38 | Expired |
| US7334407B2 | Method of suppressing coke in endothermic fuel processing | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 37 | Expired |
| US6454935B1 | Method for desulfurizing gasoline or diesel fuel for use in a fuel cell power plant | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 36 | Expired |
| US7824470B2 | Method for enhancing mass transport in fuel deoxygenation systems | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 33 | Active |
| US5207053A | Method and system for staged rich/lean combustion | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 30 | Expired |
| US5232672A | Endothermic fuel system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 28 | Expired |
| US7153343B2 | Fuel deoxygenation system | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 22 | Expired |
| US7231769B2 | Gas turbine cooling system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 18 | Expired |
| US7393388B2 | Spiral wound fuel stabilization unit for fuel de-oxygenation | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 18 | Active |
| US5176814A | Method of cooling with an endothermic fuel | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 15 | Expired |
| US7377112B2 | Fuel deoxygenation for improved combustion performance | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 14 | Active |
| US4226087A | Flameholder for gas turbine engine | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 13 | Expired |
| US5151171A | Method of cooling with an endothermic fuel | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 13 | Expired |
| US7582137B2 | Fuel deoxygenator with non-planar fuel channel and oxygen permeable membrane | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 10 | Active |
| US7615104B2 | Fuel deoxygenation system with multi-layer oxygen permeable membrane | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 9 | Active |
| US8127829B2 | Metal foam heat exchanger | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 8 | Active |
| US7435283B2 | Modular fuel stabilization system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 8 | Active |
| US7231768B2 | Extended operability aircraft fuel delivery system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 7 | Expired |
| US8741029B2 | Fuel deoxygenation using surface-modified porous membranes | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 7 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.