William Lee Herron
35Patents
15h-index
57Co-inventors
84Inventor score
Filing activity: May 19, 1976 → Aug 10, 2011
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6343251B1 | Method and system for monitoring the operation of and predicting part life consumption for turbomachinery | Physics | 95 | Expired |
| US7238008B2 | Turbine blade retainer seal | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 60 | Expired |
| US8126628B2 | Aircraft gas turbine engine blade tip clearance control | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 50 | Active |
| US6241471A | Turbine bucket tip shroud reinforcement | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 45 | Expired |
| US5938023A | Tackle box | Human Necessities | 26 | Expired |
| US6634685B2 | Electronically-operable door strike with guard clip, springless solenoid and face plate | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 24 | Expired |
| US4984835A | Strike with rectilinearly movable keeper locking member | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 24 | Expired |
| US6527274B2 | Turbine rotor-stator leaf seal and related method | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 22 | Expired |
| US8121813B2 | System and method for clearance estimation between two objects | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 21 | Active |
| US5392812A | Offset hinge flapper valve | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 19 | Expired |
| US7891938B2 | Multi sensor clearance probe | Physics | 18 | Active |
| US5036441A | Illuminated push button | Electricity | 17 | Expired |
| US5127691A | Strike with rectilinearly movable keeper locking member | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 16 | Expired |
| US7577549B2 | System and method for trending exhaust gas temperature in a turbine engine | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 16 | Active |
| US7431557B2 | Compensating for blade tip clearance deterioration in active clearance control | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 16 | Active |
| US4183313A | Sewing machine cassette threading system | Textiles; Paper | 15 | Expired |
| US5654500A | Method for determining cyclic service life for rotational parts of a rotary machine | Physics | 14 | Expired |
| US5796202A | Tie bolt and stacked wheel assembly for the rotor of a rotary machine | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 14 | Expired |
| US5392202A | Low profile illuminated push button | Electricity | 11 | Expired |
| US7740443B2 | Transpiration clearance control turbine | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 11 | Active |
| US4016441A | Linear motor | Textiles; Paper | 8 | Expired |
| US8177474B2 | System and method for turbine engine clearance control with rub detection | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 7 | Active |
| US4212257A | Sewing machine full and low bobbin indicator | Performing Operations; Transporting | 7 | Expired |
| US7652489B2 | Multi-range clearance measurement system and method of operation | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 6 | Active |
| US5136240A | Automatically self-adjusting eddy current probe for bolt hole inspection | Physics | 6 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.