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CUNHA FRANCISCO J
US32 patents
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UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP
18 patentsUS7731481B2Jun 8, 2010
Airfoil cooling with staggered refractory metal core microcircuits
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP50 citations94
US7815414B2Oct 19, 2010
Airfoil mini-core plugging devices
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP21 citations92
US7699583B2Apr 20, 2010
Serpentine microcircuit vortex turbulatons for blade cooling
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP35 citations92
US7717676B2May 18, 2010
High aspect ratio blade main core modifications for peripheral serpentine microcircuits
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP37 citations91
US7413403B2Aug 19, 2008
Turbine blade tip cooling
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP41 citations91
US7866370B2Jan 11, 2011
Blades, casting cores, and methods
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP7 citations84
US7798765B2Sep 21, 2010
Out-flow margin protection for a gas turbine engine
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP14 citations84
US7722325B2May 25, 2010
Refractory metal core main body trench
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP11 citations84
US7690893B2Apr 6, 2010
Leading edge cooling with microcircuit anti-coriolis device
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP13 citations84
US7686582B2Mar 30, 2010
Radial split serpentine microcircuits
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP15 citations84
US7581927B2Sep 1, 2009
Serpentine microcircuit cooling with pressure side features
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP8 citations84
US7553131B2Jun 30, 2009
Integrated platform, tip, and main body microcircuits for turbine blades
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP9 citations84
US7980822B2Jul 19, 2011
Multi-peripheral serpentine microcircuits for high aspect ratio blades
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP13 citations83
US7625179B2Dec 1, 2009
Airfoil thermal management with microcircuit cooling
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP8 citations83
US7513744B2Apr 7, 2009
Microcircuit cooling and tip blowing
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP16 citations83
US7722324B2May 25, 2010
Multi-peripheral serpentine microcircuits for high aspect ratio blades
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP6 citations73
US7581928B1Sep 1, 2009
Serpentine microcircuits for hot gas migration
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP4 citations63
US7607890B2Oct 27, 2009
Robust microcircuits for turbine airfoils
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP4 citations62
GEN ELECTRIC
10 patentsUS5340274AAug 23, 1994
Integrated steam/air cooling system for gas turbines
GEN ELECTRIC125 citations98
US5253976AOct 19, 1993
Integrated steam and air cooling for combined cycle gas turbines
GEN ELECTRIC143 citations98
US5634766AJun 3, 1997
Turbine stator vane segments having combined air and steam cooling circuits
GEN ELECTRIC165 citations97
US5743708AApr 28, 1998
Turbine stator vane segments having combined air and steam cooling circuits
GEN ELECTRIC103 citations96
US5591002AJan 7, 1997
Closed or open air cooling circuits for nozzle segments with wheelspace purge
GEN ELECTRIC73 citations96
US5320483AJun 14, 1994
Steam and air cooling for stator stage of a turbine
GEN ELECTRIC92 citations95
US5762471AJun 9, 1998
turbine stator vane segments having leading edge impingement cooling circuits
GEN ELECTRIC53 citations92
US5611662AMar 18, 1997
Impingement cooling for turbine stator vane trailing edge
GEN ELECTRIC31 citations92
US5464322ANov 7, 1995
Cooling circuit for turbine stator vane trailing edge
GEN ELECTRIC78 citations91
US5636439AJun 10, 1997
Methods for coating and securing multi-vane nozzle segments
GEN ELECTRIC19 citations79