Thomas G. Tillman
18Patents
8h-index
51Co-inventors
75Inventor score
Filing activity: Mar 3, 2000 → Jan 28, 2022
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6318070A | Variable area nozzle for gas turbine engines driven by shape memory alloy actuators | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 388 | Expired |
| US6939392B2 | System and method for thermal management | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 91 | Expired |
| US6334753B1 | Streamlined bodies with counter-flow fluid injection | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 45 | Expired |
| US7569099B2 | Fuel deoxygenation system with non-metallic fuel plate assembly | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 40 | Active |
| US7004047B2 | Variable area nozzle for gas turbine engines driven by shape memory alloy actuators | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 32 | Expired |
| US6735936B2 | Variable area nozzle for gas turbine engines driven by shape memory alloy actuators | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 29 | Expired |
| US7393388B2 | Spiral wound fuel stabilization unit for fuel de-oxygenation | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 18 | Active |
| US7601203B2 | Hybrid vacuum system for fuel deoxygenation | Performing Operations; Transporting | 8 | Active |
| US7435283B2 | Modular fuel stabilization system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 8 | Active |
| US8741029B2 | Fuel deoxygenation using surface-modified porous membranes | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 7 | Active |
| US9688395B2 | Boundary layer ingesting blade | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 4 | Active |
| US9789972B2 | Fuel and thermal management system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 3 | Active |
| US8147600B2 | Pressure-based dissolved gas removal system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 2 | Active |
| US9909530B2 | Non-axisymmetric fixed or variable fan nozzle for boundary layer ingestion propulsion | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 2 | Active |
| US11498660B2 | Embedded engines in hybrid blended wing body | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 0 | Active |
| US10415505B2 | Non-axisymmetric fan flow path | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 0 | Active |
| US11964772B2 | Boundary layer ducted fan propulsion system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 0 | Active |
| US8465266B2 | Vacuum pressure systems | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 0 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.