Russell D. Ide
79Patents
29h-index
4Co-inventors
81Inventor score
Filing activity: Feb 3, 1984 → Aug 16, 2019
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5455778A | Bearing design analysis apparatus and method | Physics | 100 | Expired |
| US5385409A | Non-contacting mechanical face seal of the gap-type | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 100 | Expired |
| US5743654A | Hydrostatic and active control movable pad bearing | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 99 | Expired |
| US4738453A | Hydrodynamic face seal with lift pads | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 87 | Expired |
| US5603574A | Fluid dampened support having variable stiffness and damping | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 79 | Expired |
| US4515486A | Elastomeric supported hydrodynamic bearing | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 73 | Expired |
| US4676668A | Multi-deflection pad-type hydrodynamic bearing | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 68 | Expired |
| US5421655A | Fluid dampened support having variable stiffness and damping | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 66 | Expired |
| US5254893A | Shaft support assembly for use in a polygon mirror drive motor | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 63 | Expired |
| US5137373A | Bearings having beam mounted bearing pads and methods of making same | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 58 | Expired |
| US5246295A | Non-contacting mechanical face seal of the gap-type | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 55 | Expired |
| US4496251A | Pad-type hydrodynamic bearing | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 55 | Expired |
| US5054938A | Hydrodynamic bearings having beam mounted bearing pads and sealed bearing assemblies including the same | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 54 | Expired |
| US5125754A | Multi-deflection pad hydrodynamic thrust and journal bearings having a modular construction | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 51 | Expired |
| US5513917A | Hydrostatic and active control movable pad bearing | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 50 | Expired |
| US5489155A | Tilt pad variable geometry bearings having tilting bearing pads and methods of making same | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 49 | Expired |
| US5048622A | Hermetically sealed progressive cavity drive train for use in downhole drilling | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 48 | Expired |
| US5425584A | Fluid dampened support for rolling element bearings | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 47 | Expired |
| US5660481A | Hydrodynamic bearings having beam mounted bearing pads and sealed bearing assemblies including the same | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 47 | Expired |
| US5135060A | Articulated coupling for use with a downhole drilling apparatus | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 45 | Expired |
| US5393145A | Pad type hydrodynamic thrust bearings having a modular construction | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 44 | Expired |
| US5531522A | Fluid dampened support having variable stiffness and damping | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 44 | Expired |
| US5222815A | Bearings having beam mounted bearing pads and methods of making same | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 43 | Expired |
| US5096004A | High pressure downhole progressive cavity drilling apparatus with lubricating flow restrictor | Fixed Constructions | 40 | Expired |
| US5215385A | Low-profile disk drive motor with deflecting-pad bearings | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 39 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.