Inventor · Yorba Linda, CA, US

William E. Amend

11Patents
9h-index
22Co-inventors
72Inventor score

Filing activity: Nov 27, 1978 → Sep 10, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4391102A Fresh water production from power plant waste heat Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 64 Expired
US4339923A Scoop for removing fluid from rotating surface of two-phase reaction turbine Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 43 Expired
US4227373A Waste heat recovery cycle for producing power and fresh water Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 41 Expired
US4463567A Power production with two-phase expansion through vapor dome Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 31 Expired
US4513947A Geothermal valve Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 29 Expired
US4502839A Vibration damping of rotor carrying liquid ring Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 25 Expired
US5069485A Brittle lined pipe connector Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 19 Expired
US4950552A Method for protecting stainless steel pipe and the like in geothermal brine service from stress corrosion cracking, and articles made thereby Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 14 Expired
US5236231A Brittle lined pipe connector Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 9 Expired
US5240293A Brittle lined pipe connector Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Expired
US12116881B2 Downhole tool with passive barrier Fixed Constructions 0 Active

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