Robert William Bruce
63Patents
20h-index
60Co-inventors
91Inventor score
Filing activity: Dec 12, 1977 → Mar 30, 2022
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5683825A | Thermal barrier coating resistant to erosion and impact by particulate matter | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 115 | Expired |
| US5350599A | Erosion-resistant thermal barrier coating | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 74 | Expired |
| US6503574B1 | Method for producing an enhanced thermal barrier coating system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 70 | Expired |
| US5419971A | Enhanced thermal barrier coating system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 56 | Expired |
| US6210488A | Method of removing a thermal barrier coating | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 42 | Expired |
| US6887595B1 | Thermal barrier coatings having lower layer for improved adherence to bond coat | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 41 | Expired |
| US6875529B1 | Thermal barrier coatings with protective outer layer for improved impact and erosion resistance | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 41 | Expired |
| US7351482B2 | Ceramic compositions for thermal barrier coatings stabilized in the cubic crystalline phase | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 38 | Expired |
| US5418003A | Vapor deposition of ceramic materials | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 36 | Expired |
| US8118561B2 | Erosion- and impact-resistant coatings | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 35 | Active |
| US7581933B2 | Airfoil having improved impact and erosion resistance and method for preparing same | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 34 | Active |
| US5981088A | Thermal barrier coating system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 34 | Expired |
| US6890668B2 | Thermal barrier coating material | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 31 | Expired |
| US6352788B1 | Thermal barrier coating | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 31 | Expired |
| US5683761A | Alpha alumina protective coatings for bond-coated substrates and their preparation | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 28 | Expired |
| US7186092B2 | Airfoil having improved impact and erosion resistance and method for preparing same | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 23 | Expired |
| US6054184A | Method for forming a multilayer thermal barrier coating | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 23 | Expired |
| US6589351B1 | Electron beam physical vapor deposition apparatus and crucible therefor | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 22 | Expired |
| US6887035B2 | Tribologically improved design for variable stator vanes | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 21 | Expired |
| US7445427B2 | Variable stator vane assembly and bushing thereof | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 20 | Expired |
| US7163369B2 | Variable stator vane bushings and washers | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 18 | Expired |
| US6946034B1 | Electron beam physical vapor deposition apparatus | Electricity | 17 | Expired |
| US6447854B1 | Method of forming a thermal barrier coating system | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 17 | Expired |
| US6858334B1 | Ceramic compositions for low conductivity thermal barrier coatings | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 17 | Expired |
| US7220098B2 | Wear resistant variable stator vane assemblies | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 17 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.