Inventor · Chandler, AZ, US

Steve Halfmann

20Patents
6h-index
29Co-inventors
69Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 21, 1999 → Sep 8, 2020

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6974308B2 High effectiveness cooled turbine vane or blade Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 128 Expired
US6997673B2 Gas turbine high temperature turbine blade outer air seal assembly Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 62 Expired
US7448433B2 Rapid prototype casting Performing Operations; Transporting 41 Expired
US7882696B2 Integrated support and mixer for turbo machinery Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 17 Active
US9546554B2 Gas turbine engine components with blade tip cooling Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 14 Active
US7610946B2 Cooled turbine blade cast tip recess Performing Operations; Transporting 13 Active
US7186070B2 Method for modifying gas turbine nozzle area Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Expired
US8636470B2 Turbine blades and turbine rotor assemblies Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Active
US10655476B2 Gas turbine engines with airfoils having improved dust tolerance Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Active
US10683763B2 Turbine blade with integral flow meter Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Active
US8297935B2 Turbine blades and methods of forming modified turbine blades and turbine rotors Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Active
US9200523B2 Turbine blade tip cooling Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US8292587B2 Turbine blade assemblies and methods of manufacturing the same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US9670781B2 Gas turbine engines with turbine rotor blades having improved platform edges Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US6363610B1 Gas turbine rotor bimetallic ring seal and method therefor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Expired
US10751843B2 Turbine wheels, turbine engines including the same, and methods of fabricating turbine wheels with improved bond line geometry Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US9777575B2 Turbine rotor assemblies with improved slot cavities Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US11015472B2 Turbine wheels, turbine engines including the same, and methods of forming turbine wheels with improved seal plate sealing Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 0 Active
US10851660B2 Turbine wheels, turbine engines including the same, and methods of forming turbine wheels with improved seal plate sealing Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 0 Active
US10648354B2 Turbine wheels, turbine engines including the same, and methods of forming turbine wheels with improved seal plate sealing Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 0 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.