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Clifford Hatcher, Jr.
Also filed as: HATCHER CLIFFORD · HATCHER CLIFFORD KENT · HATCHER JR CLIFFORD
53 granted patents·4 pending applications·552 citations·filing 1998–2017
98Inventor score
Files withSIEMENS ENERGY INC34HATCHER CLIFFORD7HATCHER JR CLIFFORD3RUHGE FORREST R3SIEMENS POWER GENERATION INC2
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57 records- 0196US9116071B2System and method for visual inspection and 3D white light scanning of off-line industrial gas turbines and other power generation machineryHATCHER JR CLIFFORD·Filed 2013·Granted Aug 25, 2015·24 cites·20 claims
- 0295US9294737B2Flexible linkage camera system and method for visual inspection of off line industrial gas turbines and other power generation machinerySIEMENS ENERGY INC·Filed 2013·Granted Mar 22, 2016·19 cites·20 claims
- 0395US9154743B2System and method for optical inspection of off-line industrial gas turbines and other power generation machinery while in turning gear modeSIEMENS ENERGY INC·Filed 2013·Granted Oct 6, 2015·17 cites·18 claims
- 0495US7689003B2Combined 2D and 3D nondestructive examinationSIEMENS ENERGY INC·Filed 2006·Granted Mar 30, 2010·48 cites·16 claims
- 0594US9709463B2Method and system for surface profile inspection of off-line industrial gas turbines and other power generation machinerySIEMENS ENERGY INC·Filed 2015·Granted Jul 18, 2017·14 cites·20 claims
- 0694US8786848B2Inspection system for a combustor of a turbine engineHATCHER CLIFFORD·Filed 2011·Granted Jul 22, 2014·22 cites·19 claims
- 0793US9874109B2System and method for controlling ice formation on gas turbine inlet guide vanesHATCHER JR CLIFFORD·Filed 2013·Granted Jan 23, 2018·21 cites·16 claims
- 0893US9778141B2Video inspection system with deformable, self-supporting deployment tetherSIEMENS ENERGY INC·Filed 2015·Granted Oct 3, 2017·19 cites·16 claims
- 0993US9058520B2Systems and methods for hands free inspectionXIE BINGLONG·Filed 2012·Granted Jun 16, 2015·17 cites·19 claims
- 1093US8713999B2System and method for automated optical inspection of industrial gas turbines and other power generation machinery with multi-axis inspection scopeHATCHER CLIFFORD·Filed 2012·Granted May 6, 2014·19 cites·19 claims
- 1192US9581440B2In-situ blade-mounted optical camera inspected systems for turbine enginesSIEMENS ENERGY INC·Filed 2014·Granted Feb 28, 2017·13 cites·11 claims
- 1292US9513117B2Situ blade mounted tip gap measurement for turbinesRUHGE FORREST R·Filed 2013·Granted Dec 6, 2016·12 cites·19 claims
- 1392US8570505B2One-dimensional coherent fiber array for inspecting components in a gas turbine engineBALEINE ERWAN·Filed 2012·Granted Oct 29, 2013·12 cites·20 claims
- 1491US9255526B2System and method for on line monitoring within a gas turbine combustor sectionHATCHER JR CLIFFORD·Filed 2013·Granted Feb 9, 2016·11 cites·21 claims
- 1591US7068029B2Eddy current inspection probe for inspecting multiple portions of a turbine blade having different geometric surfacesSIEMENS POWER GENERATION INC·Filed 2005·Granted Jun 27, 2006·22 cites·16 claims
- 1690US9599537B2Internal inspection of machinery by stitched surface imagingSIEMENS ENERGY INC·Filed 2014·Granted Mar 21, 2017·11 cites·18 claims
- 1790US8922640B2System and method for automated optical inspection of industrial gas turbines and other power generation machinery with articulated multi-axis inspection scopeHATCHER CLIFFORD·Filed 2012·Granted Dec 30, 2014·11 cites·17 claims
- 1889US9015002B2System for monitoring a high-temperature region of interest in a turbine engineZOMBO PAUL J·Filed 2011·Granted Apr 21, 2015·8 cites·16 claims
- 1989US8523764B2Remote viewing apparatusHATCHER CLIFFORD·Filed 2006·Granted Sep 3, 2013·72 cites·12 claims
- 2087US9057710B2System and method for automated optical inspection of industrial gas turbines and other power generation machineryHATCHER CLIFFORD·Filed 2012·Granted Jun 16, 2015·8 cites·20 claims
- 2186US10222200B2Contactless, blade-tip clearance measurement for turbinesSIEMENS ENERGY INC·Filed 2017·Granted Mar 5, 2019·5 cites·19 claims
- 2285US8167482B2Thermography inspection of surface discontinuitiesHATCHER CLIFFORD·Filed 2009·Granted May 1, 2012·9 cites·11 claims
- 2384US9726628B2Hardware and method for implementation of in situ acoustic thermograph inspectionsSIEMENS ENERGY INC·Filed 2014·Granted Aug 8, 2017·8 cites·7 claims
- 2484US7121098B2High-temperature inspection device and cooling apparatus thereforSIEMENS POWER GENERATION INC·Filed 2003·Granted Oct 17, 2006·32 cites·18 claims
- 2583US10142565B2Flash thermography borescopeSIEMENS ENERGY INC·Filed 2016·Granted Nov 27, 2018·4 cites·24 claims
- 2682US9857227B1Flash thermography device having moveable arm for inspecting internal turbine componentsSIEMENS ENERGY INC·Filed 2016·Granted Jan 2, 2018·3 cites·20 claims
- 2782US9708927B2Optical based system and method for monitoring turbine engine blade deflectionSIEMENS ENERGY INC·Filed 2014·Granted Jul 18, 2017·7 cites·16 claims
- 2881US10041371B1In-situ measurement of blade tip-to-shroud gap in turbine engineSIEMENS ENERGY INC·Filed 2015·Granted Aug 7, 2018·4 cites·2 claims
- 2980US6867586B2Eddy current inspection probe for inspecting multiple portions of a turbine blade having different geometric surfacesSIEMENS WESTINGHOUSE POWER·Filed 2002·Granted Mar 15, 2005·19 cites·20 claims
- 3079US9530209B2Method of determining the location of tip timing sensors during operationSIEMENS ENERGY INC·Filed 2014·Granted Dec 27, 2016·8 cites·16 claims
- 3177US10119863B2Flash thermography photoboxSIEMENS ENERGY INC·Filed 2016·Granted Nov 6, 2018·2 cites·14 claims
- 3277US9681107B2Flexible tether position tracking camera inspection system for visual inspection of off line industrial gas turbines and other power generation machinerySIEMENS ENERGY INC·Filed 2014·Granted Jun 13, 2017·3 cites·17 claims
- 3374US8885884B2Motion analysis through geometry correction and warpingGENC YAKUP·Filed 2012·Granted Nov 11, 2014·4 cites·20 claims
- 3473US9512737B2Standardized gas turbine inspection port systemSIEMENS ENERGY INC·Filed 2013·Granted Dec 6, 2016·4 cites·20 claims
- 3573US8440974B2System and method for analysis of ultrasonic power coupling during acoustic thermographyRUHGE FORREST R·Filed 2009·Granted May 14, 2013·4 cites·19 claims
- 3671US8937628B2Mapping of a contour shape to an X and Y coordinate systemHATCHER CLIFFORD·Filed 2012·Granted Jan 20, 2015·3 cites·17 claims
- 3769US10704958B2Method for monitoring a high-temperature region of interest in a turbine engineZOMBO PAUL J·Filed 2011·Granted Jul 7, 2020·2 cites·13 claims
- 3868US9618424B2Gas turbine inspection apparatus and method and system for inspecting a gas turbineSIEMENS ENERGY INC·Filed 2014·Granted Apr 11, 2017·2 cites·18 claims
- 3965US9494487B2Method for inspecting a turbine engine rotor with a thru bolt threads inspection apparatusSIEMENS ENERGY INC·Filed 2014·Granted Nov 15, 2016·1 cites·14 claims
- 4064US9803492B2Optical measurement system for detecting turbine blade lockupSIEMENS ENERGY INC·Filed 2014·Granted Oct 31, 2017·2 cites·20 claims
- 4163US10274718B2Single-axis inspection scope with anti-rotation extension and method for internal inspection of power generation machinerySIEMENS ENERGY INC·Filed 2017·Granted Apr 30, 2019·1 cites·20 claims
- 4263US9948835B2Single-axis inspection scope with spherical camera and method for internal inspection of power generation machinerySIEMENS ENERGY INC·Filed 2016·Granted Apr 17, 2018·1 cites·20 claims
- 4363US6416628B1Method of producing dimensionally stable paper and paperboard productsINT PAPER CO·Filed 1998·Granted Jul 9, 2002·21 cites·18 claims
- 4461US9850937B2Fastener-removal method and assembly including a fastener-removal member integrally constructed with a washer memberSIEMENS ENERGY INC·Filed 2014·Granted Dec 26, 2017·1 cites·14 claims
- 4556US6565709B1Process for producing dimensionally stable release liner and product produced thereofFiled 2001·Granted May 20, 2003·2 cites·20 claims
- 4655US2010275949A1Ultrasonic coating removal methodRUHGE FORREST R·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
- 4750US9618384B2Acoustic measurement system for detecting turbine blade lockupSIEMENS ENERGY INC·Filed 2014·Granted Apr 11, 2017·0 cites·20 claims
- 4849US10189045B2Blackbody material application system for a turbineSIEMENS ENERGY INC·Filed 2016·Granted Jan 29, 2019·0 cites·20 claims
- 4948US10057513B2Flash thermography device for inspecting turbine componentsSIEMENS ENERGY INC·Filed 2016·Granted Aug 21, 2018·0 cites·15 claims
- 5048US2016012576A1Real time monitoring of guide vane positions with a cameraSIEMENS ENERGY INC·Filed 2014·Application pending·0 cites
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