Inventor · Marshalltown, IA, US

Ted Dennis Grabau

20Patents
6h-index
17Co-inventors
66Inventor score

Filing activity: Sep 25, 1996 → Oct 15, 2020

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7963502B2 Low friction live-loaded packing Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 71 Active
US6345234B1 Fugitive emission sensing system Physics 18 Expired
US6840520B2 Valve plug seal assembly Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 17 Expired
US5823540A Polymer reinforced fluid seal Chemistry; Metallurgy 11 Expired
US7766045B2 Fluid pressure reduction device for high pressure-drop ratios Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 11 Active
US8622367B2 Low friction live-loaded packing Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Active
US8152132B2 Pneumatic actuator having diaphragm retention ring Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Active
US9528629B2 Methods and apparatus to use vibration data to determine a condition of a process control device Physics 4 Active
US10151397B2 Composite valve plugs and related methods Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US7976955B2 Vulcanized rubber composition and articles manufactured therefrom Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US10718727B2 Valve prognostics for polymeric components based on accelerated aging techniques Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US7288323B2 Vulcanized rubber composition and articles manufactured therefrom Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Expired
US9341273B2 Composite dynamic valve seal assembly for high temperature control valves Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 2 Active
US8839680B2 Methods and apparatus for estimating a condition of a seal of a rotary valve Physics 2 Active
US9052022B2 Bellows energized seal assembly for a rotary control valve Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 1 Active
US9360128B2 Graphite/metal valve seal assembly for high temperature control valves Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 1 Active
US11385138B2 Laboratory testing-based valve prognostics Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US11253941B2 Predictive algorithm of welding distortion resultant from adding flanges to a butt weld or socket weld end of valve body casting Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US10845272B2 Laboratory testing-based valve prognostics Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US10317896B2 Methods and apparatus to use vibration data to determine a condition of a process control device Physics 0 Active

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