Inventor · New Haven, CT, US

William A. Welsh

42Patents
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46Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Apr 16, 1992 → Oct 17, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5310137A Helicopter active noise control system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 67 Expired
US7648338B1 Dual higher harmonic control (HHC) for a counter-rotating, coaxial rotor system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 36 Active
US6644590B2 Active system and method for vibration and noise reduction Performing Operations; Transporting 35 Expired
US6354536B1 Rotor hub mounted actuator for controlling a blade on a rotorcraft Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 35 Expired
US6416016B1 Actuator for an active transmission mount isolation system Performing Operations; Transporting 25 Expired
US6769872B2 Active control of multi-element rotor blade airfoils Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 24 Expired
US6138947A Active noise control system for a defined volume Physics 21 Expired
US7118328B2 Gearbox mounted force generator Performing Operations; Transporting 20 Expired
US8920125B2 Dual frequency hub mounted vibration suppressor system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 18 Active
US8021115B2 Active force generation system for minimizing vibration in a rotating system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 16 Active
US6869375B2 High output force actuator for an active vibration control system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 14 Expired
US7003380B2 System for computationally efficient adaptation of active control of sound or vibration Performing Operations; Transporting 14 Expired
US9046148B2 Active force generation system for minimizing vibration in a rotating system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 14 Active
US7224807B2 System for computationally efficient active control of tonal sound or vibration Physics 11 Expired
US6832973B1 System for active noise reduction Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Expired
US6105900A Active noise control system for a helicopter gearbox mount Performing Operations; Transporting 9 Expired
US6666648B2 Directional elastomeric coupler Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Expired
US8403643B2 Dual frequency hub mounted vibration suppressor system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Active
US10906636B2 Vibration control assembly for an aircraft and method of controlling aircraft vibration Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 7 Active
US8038394B2 System and method of damping a 1P motion Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Active
US8454315B2 Active force generation system for minimizing vibration in a rotating system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Active
US8042659B1 Active force generation/isolation system employing Magneto Rheological Fluid (MRF) Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Active
US9190071B2 Noise suppression device, system, and method Physics 2 Active
US9452831B2 Integration of rotary electrical actuator for swashplateless individual blade control Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US11235868B2 Vibration control assembly for an aircraft and method of controlling aircraft vibration Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 2 Active

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