William R. Ryan
42Patents
13h-index
30Co-inventors
81Inventor score
Filing activity: Jul 5, 1996 → Mar 29, 2025
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US7762766B2 | Cantilevered framework support for turbine vane | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 52 | Active |
| US6092363A | Low Nox combustor having dual fuel injection system | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 48 | Expired |
| US7237389B2 | Attachment system for ceramic combustor liner | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 45 | Expired |
| US6026645A | Fuel/air mixing disks for dry low-NO.sub.x combustors | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 38 | Expired |
| US6742341B2 | Automatic combustion control for a gas turbine | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 32 | Expired |
| US7080514B2 | High frequency dynamics resonator assembly | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 29 | Expired |
| US7654092B2 | System for modulating fuel supply to individual fuel nozzles in a can-annular gas turbine | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 25 | Active |
| US6877307B2 | Automatic combustion control for a gas turbine | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 24 | Expired |
| US6438936B1 | Recuperator for use with turbine/turbo-alternator | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 24 | Expired |
| US6531244B1 | Battery adapter device | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 22 | Expired |
| US6996991B2 | Fuel injection system for a turbine engine | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 20 | Expired |
| US6666029B2 | Gas turbine pilot burner and method | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 14 | Expired |
| US7640725B2 | Pilot fuel flow tuning for gas turbine combustors | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 13 | Active |
| US8171719B2 | Igniter assembly for a gas turbine | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 12 | Active |
| US6786046B2 | Dual-mode nozzle assembly with passive tip cooling | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 12 | Expired |
| US6843061B2 | Gas turbine with flexible combustion sensor connection | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 9 | Expired |
| US8820087B2 | Method and system for controlling fuel to a dual stage nozzle | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 8 | Active |
| US6837419B2 | Recuperator for use with turbine/turbo-alternator | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 8 | Expired |
| US5941698A | Gas pilot with radially displaced, high momentum fuel outlet, and method thereof | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 8 | Expired |
| US8516820B2 | Integral flow sleeve and fuel injector assembly | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 6 | Active |
| US5797268A | Partially swirled multi-swirl combustor plate and chimneys | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 6 | Expired |
| US8769963B2 | Low leakage spring clip/ring combinations for gas turbine engine | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 6 | Active |
| US7207768B2 | Warning system for turbine component contact | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 6 | Expired |
| US7093837B2 | Turbine spring clip seal | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 4 | Expired |
| US9500368B2 | Alternately swirling mains in lean premixed gas turbine combustors | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 3 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.