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James P. Downs
Also filed as: DOWNS JAMES · DOWNS JAMES P · DOWNS JAMES PATRICK
30 granted patents·5 pending applications·882 citations·filing 1992–2020
98Inventor score
Files withUNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP15DOWNS JAMES P6FLORIDA TURBINE TECH INC2RAWLINGS CHRISTOPHER K2ALSTOM SWITZERLAND LTD1
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35 records- 0199US8317475B1Turbine airfoil with micro cooling channelsDOWNS JAMES P·Filed 2010·Granted Nov 27, 2012·53 cites·7 claims
- 0298US8858161B1Multiple staged compressor with last stage airfoil coolingRYZNIC JOHN E·Filed 2014·Granted Oct 14, 2014·83 cites·8 claims
- 0397US9991763B1Gas turbine engine with multiple electric generatorsFLORIDA TURBINE TECH INC·Filed 2017·Granted Jun 5, 2018·13 cites·5 claims
- 0497US8322988B1Air cooled turbine airfoil with sequential impingement coolingDOWNS JAMES P·Filed 2011·Granted Dec 4, 2012·60 cites·21 claims
- 0596US8556578B1Spring loaded compliant seal for high temperature useMEMMEN ROBERT L·Filed 2012·Granted Oct 15, 2013·36 cites·17 claims
- 0694US8167537B1Air cooled turbine airfoil with sequential impingement coolingPLANK WILLIAM L·Filed 2011·Granted May 1, 2012·48 cites·21 claims
- 0791US6247896B1Method and apparatus for cooling an airfoilUNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Jun 19, 2001·102 cites·24 claims
- 0890US6164912AHollow airfoil for a gas turbine engineUNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP·Filed 1998·Granted Dec 26, 2000·100 cites·10 claims
- 0989US8556576B2Cooled IBR for a micro-turbineWILSON JR JACK W·Filed 2010·Granted Oct 15, 2013·12 cites·11 claims
- 1087US8096766B1Air cooled turbine airfoil with sequential coolingDOWNS JAMES P·Filed 2009·Granted Jan 17, 2012·25 cites·13 claims
- 1186US8454310B1Compressor blade with tip sealingDOWNS JAMES P·Filed 2009·Granted Jun 4, 2013·23 cites·10 claims
- 1285US6210112B1Apparatus for cooling an airfoil for a gas turbine engineUNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Apr 3, 2001·41 cites·3 claims
- 1384US8061988B1Process for conjugate CFD analysis of a turbine airfoilRAWLINGS CHRISTOPHER K·Filed 2007·Granted Nov 22, 2011·16 cites·13 claims
- 1480US9500237B2Power transmitting component with twin-fork actuatorAMERICAN AXLE & MFG INC·Filed 2014·Granted Nov 22, 2016·3 cites·17 claims
- 1580US7871245B2Method for forming turbine blade with angled internal ribsUNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP·Filed 2009·Granted Jan 18, 2011·14 cites·2 claims
- 1680US7569172B2Method for forming turbine blade with angled internal ribsUNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Aug 4, 2009·14 cites·19 claims
- 1778US6280140B1Method and apparatus for cooling an airfoilUNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Aug 28, 2001·60 cites·21 claims
- 1878US6050777AApparatus and method for cooling an airfoil for a gas turbine engineUNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Apr 18, 2000·55 cites·8 claims
- 1977US7371048B2Turbine blade trailing edge constructionUNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP·Filed 2005·Granted May 13, 2008·18 cites·10 claims
- 2073US7632071B2Cooled turbine bladeUNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Dec 15, 2009·19 cites·15 claims
- 2172US7866947B2Turbine blade trip strip orientationUNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP·Filed 2007·Granted Jan 11, 2011·13 cites·17 claims
- 2268US7862325B2Apparatus for forming turbine blade with angled internal ribsUNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP·Filed 2009·Granted Jan 4, 2011·7 cites·7 claims
- 2367US10209146B1Apparatus and process for determining a convective heat transfer coefficient between a moving fluid and a bounding surfaceRAWLINGS CHRISTOPHER K·Filed 2016·Granted Feb 19, 2019·1 cites·29 claims
- 2457US7534085B2Gas turbine engine with contoured air supply slot in turbine rotorUNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP·Filed 2006·Granted May 19, 2009·3 cites·12 claims
- 2557US7419363B2Turbine blade with ceramic tipFLORIDA TURBINE TECH INC·Filed 2005·Granted Sep 2, 2008·5 cites·15 claims
- 2657US7334992B2Turbine blade cooling systemUNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Feb 26, 2008·6 cites·9 claims
- 2754US5688107ATurbine blade passive clearance controlUNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP·Filed 1992·Granted Nov 18, 1997·35 cites·4 claims
- 2851US2022184900A1Method and Apparatus For Forming a Composite ObjectREMARKABLE FOODS INC·Filed 2020·Application pending·0 cites
- 2951US2016069264A1Gas turbine engine with turbine cooling and combustor air preheatingBROSTMEYER JOSEPH D·Filed 2014·Application pending·0 cites
- 3048US6634859B2Apparatus and process for impingement cooling of a component exposed to heat in a flow power machineALSTOM SWITZERLAND LTD·Filed 2001·Granted Oct 21, 2003·10 cites·12 claims
- 3141US2017234154A1Turbine stator vane with closed-loop sequential impingement cooling insertDOWNS JAMES P·Filed 2016·Application pending·0 cites
- 3239US10739233B2CAES combustor test facilityFLORIDA TURBINE TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2016·Granted Aug 11, 2020·0 cites·16 claims
- 3339US2018066525A1Air cooled turbine rotor blade for closed loop coolingDOWNS JAMES P·Filed 2016·Application pending·0 cites
- 3433US5614294ACoating for minimizing thermal gradients in an articleUNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP·Filed 1994·Granted Mar 25, 1997·7 cites·18 claims
- 3533US2003021684A1Turbine blade tip cooling constructionFiled 2002·Application pending·0 cites
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