Inventor · Shelby Charter Township, MI, US

Steven J. Vance

25Patents
16h-index
28Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Aug 12, 1998 → Jul 1, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7452182B2 Multi-piece turbine vane assembly Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 92 Active
US7726936B2 Turbine engine ring seal Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 85 Active
US7153096B2 Stacked laminate CMC turbine vane Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 50 Expired
US6106959A Multilayer thermal barrier coating systems Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 50 Expired
US7819625B2 Abradable CMC stacked laminate ring segment for a gas turbine Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 37 Active
US7247003B2 Stacked lamellate assembly Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 36 Expired
US7255535B2 Cooling systems for stacked laminate CMC vane Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 35 Expired
US7753643B2 Stacked laminate bolted ring segment Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 33 Active
US7258530B2 CMC component and method of fabrication Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 29 Expired
US9024586B2 Battery fault tolerant architecture for cell failure modes series bypass circuit Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 28 Active
US6365281B1 Thermal barrier coatings for turbine components Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 24 Expired
US7600978B2 Hollow CMC airfoil with internal stitch Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 22 Active
US6207297A Barrier layer for a MCrAlY basecoat superalloy combination Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 22 Expired
US6306515A Thermal barrier and overlay coating systems comprising composite metal/metal oxide bond coating layers Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 21 Expired
US8033790B2 Multiple piece turbine engine airfoil with a structural spar Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 20 Active
US7198860B2 Ceramic tile insulation for gas turbine component Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 16 Expired
US6129988A Gaseous modification of MCrAlY coatings Chemistry; Metallurgy 10 Expired
US7311790B2 Hybrid structure using ceramic tiles and method of manufacture Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 10 Expired
US7351364B2 Method of manufacturing a hybrid structure Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Expired
US8471529B2 Battery fault tolerant architecture for cell failure modes parallel bypass circuit Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Active
US7334330B2 Thermally insulating layer incorporating a distinguishing agent and method for inspecting the same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Expired
US8528339B2 Stacked laminate gas turbine component Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Active
US8313794B2 Thermally insulating layer incorporating a distinguishing agent Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US9102014B2 Method of servicing an airfoil assembly for use in a gas turbine engine Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US12157497B2 Vehicle systems and related methods with autonomous courtesy avoidance Performing Operations; Transporting 0 Active

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