Stephen John Howell
37Patents
15h-index
20Co-inventors
81Inventor score
Filing activity: Jan 14, 1988 → Oct 16, 2020
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5117637A | Combustor dome assembly | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 78 | Expired |
| US4854127A | Bimodal swirler injector for a gas turbine combustor | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 61 | Expired |
| US6314739A | Brazeless combustor dome assembly | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 50 | Expired |
| US6968699B2 | Sector staging combustor | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 42 | Expired |
| US7216488B2 | Methods and apparatus for cooling turbine engine combustor ignition devices | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 40 | Expired |
| US5265425A | Aero-slinger combustor | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 30 | Expired |
| US5930999A | Fuel injector and multi-swirler carburetor assembly | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 30 | Expired |
| US6952927B2 | Multiport dome baffle | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 29 | Expired |
| US6199367A | Air modulated carburetor with axially moveable fuel injector tip and swirler assembly responsive to fuel pressure | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 26 | Expired |
| US6735950B1 | Combustor dome plate and method of making the same | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 25 | Expired |
| US7093440B2 | Floating liner combustor | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 22 | Expired |
| US7036316B2 | Methods and apparatus for cooling turbine engine combustor exit temperatures | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 22 | Expired |
| US6354085B1 | Fuel injector with a fuel filter arrangement for a gas turbine engine | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 21 | Expired |
| US6266961A | Film cooled combustor liner and method of making the same | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 21 | Expired |
| US10317085B2 | Combustor assembly | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 16 | Active |
| USD593138S1 | Combined refrigerated display and newspaper stand | General | 13 | Expired |
| US7152411B2 | Rabbet mounted combuster | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 12 | Expired |
| US7051532B2 | Methods and apparatus for film cooling gas turbine engine combustors | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 9 | Expired |
| US7093419B2 | Methods and apparatus for operating gas turbine engine combustors | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 9 | Expired |
| USD511176S1 | Refrigerator | General | 7 | Expired |
| US7131273B2 | Gas turbine engine carburetor with flat retainer connecting primary and secondary swirlers | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 7 | Expired |
| US7721437B2 | Methods for assembling gas turbine engine combustors | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 7 | Active |
| USD647113S1 | Refrigerator | General | 5 | Expired |
| US10473332B2 | Combustor assembly | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 3 | Active |
| US6955038B2 | Methods and apparatus for operating gas turbine engine combustors | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 3 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.