Inventor · Southington, CT, US

William G. Sheridan

245Patents
25h-index
72Co-inventors
93Inventor score

Filing activity: Dec 26, 1989 → Oct 29, 2024

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6223616A Star gear system with lubrication circuit and lubrication method therefor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 606 Expired
US5433674A Coupling system for a planetary gear train Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 513 Expired
US7926260B2 Flexible shaft for gas turbine engine Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 383 Active
US8205432B2 Epicyclic gear train for turbo fan engine Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 380 Active
US7704178B2 Oil baffle for gas turbine fan drive gear system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 166 Active
US8756908B2 Fundamental gear system architecture Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 72 Active
US10221770B2 Fundamental gear system architecture Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 53 Active
US6196790A Seal assembly for an intershaft seal in a gas turbine engine Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 52 Expired
US10584660B2 Geared turbomachine fan and compressor rotation Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 51 Active
US9816443B2 Method for setting a gear ratio of a fan drive gear system of a gas turbine engine Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 51 Active
US7377110B2 Deoiler for a lubrication system Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 51 Expired
US8020665B2 Lubrication system with extended emergency operability Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 48 Active
US8484942B1 Planetary gear system arrangement with auxiliary oil system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 47 Active
US8869504B1 Geared turbofan engine gearbox arrangement Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 44 Active
US8572943B1 Fundamental gear system architecture Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 42 Active
US7883439B2 Oil baffle for gas turbine fan drive gear system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 37 Active
US8276275B2 Method for assembling an epicyclic gear train Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 35 Active
US8678743B1 Method for setting a gear ratio of a fan drive gear system of a gas turbine engine Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 34 Active
US7849668B2 Rotor brake and windmilling lubrication system for geared turbofan engine Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 32 Active
US8246503B2 Epicyclic gear system with improved lubrication system Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 32 Active
US8307626B2 Auxiliary pump system for fan drive gear system Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 32 Active
US9062611B2 Split accessory drive system Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 31 Active
US8585538B2 Coupling system for a star gear train in a gas turbine engine Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 28 Active
US5101939A Disk brake for elevator Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 28 Expired
US8640336B2 Oil baffle for gas turbine fan drive gear system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 26 Active

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