Inventor · Simpsonville, SC, US

Steven William Backman

10Patents
4h-index
33Co-inventors
56Inventor score

Filing activity: Dec 12, 2002 → Mar 8, 2017

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7730711B2 Methods and apparatus for a combustion turbine nitrogen purge system Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 159 Active
US7721521B2 Methods and apparatus for a combustion turbine fuel recirculation system and nitrogen purge system Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 159 Active
US7386982B2 Method and system for detecting ignition failure in a gas turbine engine Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 40 Expired
US6729135B1 Liquid fuel recirculation system and method Performing Operations; Transporting 27 Expired
US7664590B2 System for detecting ignition failure in a gas turbine engine Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 4 Active
US9528913B2 Method and systems for detection of compressor surge Physics 3 Active
US8381529B2 System and method for water injection in a turbine engine Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US8176721B2 Methods and apparatus for a nitrogen purge system Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 0 Active
US10180107B2 System and method for adjusting combustor fuel split Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US9639071B2 Method and system for combustion mode transfer for a gas turbine engine Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 0 Active

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