Melvin Freling
43Patents
12h-index
28Co-inventors
81Inventor score
Filing activity: Aug 25, 1980 → Jan 9, 2015
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6190124A | Columnar zirconium oxide abrasive coating for a gas turbine engine seal system | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 79 | Expired |
| US5476363A | Method and apparatus for reducing stress on the tips of turbine or compressor blades | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 63 | Expired |
| US7579087B2 | Thermal barrier coating compositions, processes for applying same and articles coated with same | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 62 | Expired |
| US8303247B2 | Blade outer air seal | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 52 | Active |
| US5879753A | Thermal spray coating process for rotor blade tips using a rotatable holding fixture | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 50 | Expired |
| US5074970A | Method for applying an abrasive layer to titanium alloy compressor airfoils | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 20 | Expired |
| US7918081B2 | Flame prevention device | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 20 | Active |
| US6186508A | Wear resistant coating for brush seal applications | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 17 | Expired |
| US6180262A | Thermal coating composition | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 15 | Expired |
| US8313288B2 | Mechanical attachment of ceramic or metallic foam materials | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 15 | Active |
| US4904528A | Coated gas turbine engine compressor components | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 14 | Expired |
| US7763356B2 | Bond coating and thermal barrier compositions, processes for applying both, and their coated articles | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 12 | Active |
| US8256223B2 | Ceramic combustor liner panel for a gas turbine engine | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 12 | Active |
| US7622195B2 | Thermal barrier coating compositions, processes for applying same and articles coated with same | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 12 | Active |
| US6815099B1 | Wear resistant coating for brush seal applications | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 11 | Expired |
| US8529999B2 | Thermal barrier coating application processes | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 11 | Active |
| US4485148A | Chromium boron surfaced nickel-iron base alloys | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 11 | Expired |
| US8080283B2 | Method for forming a yttria-stabilized zirconia coating with a molten silicate resistant outer layer | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 11 | Active |
| US8777562B2 | Blade air seal with integral barrier | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 10 | Active |
| US7662489B2 | Durable reactive thermal barrier coatings | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 10 | Active |
| US7875370B2 | Thermal barrier coating with a plasma spray top layer | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 9 | Active |
| US5921751A | Coating scheme to contain molten material during gas turbine engine fires | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 9 | Expired |
| US8038388B2 | Abradable component for a gas turbine engine | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 8 | Active |
| US7785722B2 | CMAS resistant thermal barrier coating | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 8 | Active |
| US7972657B2 | Silicate resistant thermal barrier coating with alternating layers | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 7 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.