Inventor · Stafford Springs, CT, US

Thomas DeMichael

21Patents
6h-index
27Co-inventors
69Inventor score

Filing activity: Mar 4, 1991 → Feb 21, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6536110B2 Integrally bladed rotor airfoil fabrication and repair techniques Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 53 Expired
US5109606A Integrally bladed rotor fabrication or repair Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 19 Expired
US10913133B2 Processes and tooling associated with diffusion bonding the periphery of a cavity-back airfoil Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 13 Active
US5560841A Stator vane extraction Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 12 Expired
US6787740B2 Integrally bladed rotor airfoil fabrication and repair techniques Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 11 Expired
US8437628B1 Method and apparatus of heat treating an integrally bladed rotor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Active
US7977611B2 Systems and methods for providing localized heat treatment of metal components Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US11148221B2 Method of forming gas turbine engine components Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US6902096B2 Method of joining material Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 2 Expired
US8058591B2 Systems and methods for providing localized heat treatment of gas turbine components Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US8505201B2 Repair of coated turbine vanes installed in module Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US11325182B2 Method for removing refractory metal cores Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 1 Active
US10808542B2 Method of forming gas turbine engine components Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 1 Active
US11346362B2 Processes and tooling associated with diffusion bonding Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US10006113B2 Gamma titanium dual property heat treat system and method Chemistry; Metallurgy 0 Active
US8611732B2 Local heat treatment of IBR blade using infrared heating Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US11634989B2 Methods and assemblies for bonding airfoil components together Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 0 Active
US10858945B2 Apparatus and method for selective bonding to form hollow components Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 0 Active
US11602809B2 Processes and tooling associated with diffusion bonding the periphery of a cavity-back airfoil Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US11673188B2 Method for removing refractory metal cores Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 0 Active
US8141249B2 Heat treating apparatus and method of using same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active

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