Luc Gingras
53Patents
10h-index
15Co-inventors
75Inventor score
Filing activity: Jul 1, 1997 → Nov 17, 2022
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5893525A | Refiner plate with variable pitch | Performing Operations; Transporting | 50 | Expired |
| US6607153B1 | Refiner plate steam management system | Textiles; Paper | 30 | Expired |
| US6402071B1 | Refiner plates with injector inlet | Textiles; Paper | 26 | Expired |
| US6311907A | Refiner plate with chicanes | Textiles; Paper | 18 | Expired |
| US8157195B2 | Mechanical pulping refiner plate having curved refining bars with jagged leading sidewalls and method for designing plates | Textiles; Paper | 17 | Active |
| US7300540B2 | Energy efficient TMP refining of destructured chips | Textiles; Paper | 15 | Expired |
| US6616078B1 | Refiner plate with chip conditioning inlet | Textiles; Paper | 14 | Expired |
| US5863000A | Refiner plate with steam relief pockets | Textiles; Paper | 14 | Expired |
| US8028945B2 | Refiner plates having steam channels and method for extracting backflow steam from a disk refiner | Textiles; Paper | 12 | Active |
| US7713381B2 | TMP refining of destructured chips | Textiles; Paper | 11 | Active |
| US7478773B2 | Tooth refiner plates having V-shaped teeth and refining method | Textiles; Paper | 10 | Expired |
| US7758726B2 | Disc refiner with increased gap between fiberizing and fibrillating bands | Textiles; Paper | 10 | Active |
| US7900862B2 | Mechanical pulping refiner plate having curved refining bars with jagged leading sidewalls and method for designing plates | Textiles; Paper | 9 | Active |
| US7458533B2 | Tooth refiner plates with varying feeding angles and refining method | Textiles; Paper | 9 | Active |
| US9604221B2 | Stator refiner plate element having curved bars and serrated leading edges | Textiles; Paper | 7 | Active |
| US8573521B2 | Refiner plates having steam channels and method for extracting backflow steam from a disk refiner | Textiles; Paper | 7 | Active |
| US8610077B2 | Fluence monitoring devices with scintillating fibers for X-ray radiotherapy treatment and methods for calibration and validation of same | Human Necessities | 6 | Active |
| US8183534B2 | Scintillating fiber dosimeter array | Human Necessities | 6 | Active |
| US7883037B2 | Refiner stator plate having an outer row of teeth slanted to deflect pulp and method for pulp deflection during refining | Textiles; Paper | 6 | Active |
| US8061643B2 | Refiner plate fixtures for quick replacement, and methods and assemblies therefor | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 5 | Active |
| US7846294B2 | Method of refining destructured chips | Textiles; Paper | 5 | Active |
| US9708765B2 | Rotor refiner plate element for counter-rotating refiner having curved bars and serrated leading edges | Textiles; Paper | 4 | Active |
| US7300550B2 | High intensity refiner plate with inner fiberizing zone | Textiles; Paper | 4 | Expired |
| US7766269B2 | Refiner stator plate having an outer row of teeth slanted to deflect pulp and method for pulp deflection during refining | Textiles; Paper | 4 | Active |
| US9968938B2 | Refiner plate with gradually changing geometry | Textiles; Paper | 3 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.