Thomas DeMichael
21Patents
6h-index
27Co-inventors
69Inventor score
Filing activity: Mar 4, 1991 → Feb 21, 2022
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.