Inventor
Ronald Scott Bunker
Inventor
Niskayuna, NY, US
Overview
Patents· 167 as inventor
Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.
F01Dprimary
F01DNon-positive displacement machines or engines, e.g. steam turbines21%
F05DIndexing scheme for aspects relating to non-positive-displacement machines or engines, gas-turbines or jet-propulsion plants19%
Y02TClimate change mitigation technologies related to transportation16%
Y10TTechnical subjects covered by former us classification5%
F02CGas-turbine plants5%
F23RGenerating combustion products of high pressure or high velocity, e.g. gas-turbine combustion chambers5%
B23PMetal-working not otherwise provided for3%
C23CCoating metallic material3%
B23KSoldering or unsoldering2%
B22FWorking metallic powder1%
PatentTitleYear
10,946,473Additive manufacturing on 3-D components202110,830,051Engine component with film cooling202010,822,956Components with cooling channels and methods of manufacture202010,822,957Fillet optimization for turbine airfoil202010,815,782Methods for repairing airfoil trailing edges to include ejection slots therein202010,815,789Impingement holes for a turbine engine component202010,767,489Component for a turbine engine with a hole202010,731,472Airfoil with cooling circuit202010,724,380CMC blade with internal support202010,704,395Airfoil with cooling circuit202010,690,055Engine components with impingement cooling features202010,619,488Engine component assembly202010,612,389Engine component with porous section202010,605,170Engine component with film cooling202010,598,026Engine component wall with a cooling circuit202010,590,786System and method for cooling components of a gas turbine engine202010,577,949Component for a gas turbine engine202010,570,767Gas turbine engine with a cooling fluid path202010,563,514Fastback turbulator202010,563,867CMC articles having small complex features for advanced film cooling202010,519,779Radial CMC wall thickness variation for stress response201910,508,551Engine component with porous trench201910,495,309Surface contouring of a flowpath wall of a gas turbine engine201910,487,677Turbine component having a seal slot and additive manufacturing process for making same201910,487,664Additive manufacturing method for making holes bounded by thin walls in turbine components201910,472,972Thermal management of CMC articles having film holes201910,458,259Engine component wall with a cooling circuit201910,450,867Riblets for a flowpath surface of a turbomachine201910,450,874Airfoil for a gas turbine engine201910,436,038Turbine engine with an airfoil having a tip shelf outlet201910,436,068Flowpath contouring201910,428,664Nozzle for a gas turbine engine201910,422,235Angled impingement inserts with cooling features201910,415,396Airfoil having cooling circuit201910,415,408Thermal stress relief of a component201910,408,075Turbine engine with a rim seal between the rotor and stator201910,400,675Closed loop cooling method and system with heat pipes for a gas turbine engine201910,378,444Engine component for a gas turbine engine201910,358,928Airfoil with cooling circuit201910,352,177Airfoil having impingement openings201910,350,684Additive manufacturing method for making complex film holes201910,344,598Trailing edge cooling for a turbine blade201910,343,218Casting with a second metal component formed around a first metal component using hot isostactic pressing201910,280,760Turbine engine assembly and method of assembling the same201910,267,161Gas turbine engine with fillet film holes201910,260,354Airfoil trailing edge cooling201910,233,775Engine component for a gas turbine engine201910,227,876Fillet optimization for turbine airfoil201910,221,693Trench cooling of airfoil structures201910,161,310Hydrocarbon film protected refractory carbide components and use201810,132,166Engine component201810,088,164Internal thermal coatings for engine components201810,053,987Components with cooling channels and methods of manufacture201810,024,169Engine component201810,010,937Additive manufacturing method for making overhanging tabs in cooling holes201810,005,160Repair methods for cooled components20189,957,816Angled impingement insert20189,803,939'Methods for the formation and shaping of cooling channels, and related articles of manufacture'20179,732,617'Cooled airfoil trailing edge and method of cooling the airfoil trailing edge'20179,598,963'Components with microchannel cooling'20179,562,436'Components with micro cooled patterned coating layer and methods of manufacture'20179,528,880'Method and system for gas temperature measurement'20169,476,306'Components with multi-layered cooling features and methods of manufacture'20169,435,208'Components with microchannel cooling'20169,366,184'Gas turbine engine and method of operating thereof'20169,335,215'Method and system for gas temperature measurement'20169,327,384'Components with cooling channels and methods of manufacture'20169,328,663'Gas turbine engine and method of operating thereof'20169,297,267'System and method for removing heat from a turbine'20169,284,231'Hydrocarbon film protected refractory carbide components and use'20169,278,462'Backstrike protection during machining of cooling features'20169,249,491'Components with re-entrant shaped cooling channels and methods of manufacture'20169,249,672'Components with cooling channels and methods of manufacture'20169,249,670'Components with microchannel cooling'20169,248,530'Backstrike protection during machining of cooling features'20169,242,294'Methods of forming cooling channels using backstrike protection'20169,243,503'Components with microchannel cooled platforms and fillets and methods of manufacture'20169,238,265'Backstrike protection during machining of cooling features'20169,216,491'Components with cooling channels and methods of manufacture'20159,206,696'Components with cooling channels and methods of manufacture'20159,200,521'Components with micro cooled coating layer and methods of manufacture'20159,003,657'Components with porous metal cooling and methods of manufacture'20158,974,859'Micro-channel coating deposition system and method for using the same'20158,938,879'Components with cooling channels and methods of manufacture'20158,910,379'Wireless component and methods of fabricating a coated component using multiple types of fillers'20148,905,713'Articles which include chevron film cooling holes, and related processes'20148,899,494'Bi-directional fuel injection method'20148,884,182'Method of modifying the end wall contour in a turbine using laser consolidation and the turbines derived therefrom'20148,857,055'Process and system for forming shaped air holes'20148,810,644'Thermal inspection and machining systems and methods of use'20148,778,147'Method and tool for forming non-circular holes using a selectively coated electrode'20148,763,400'Aerodynamic pylon fuel injector system for combustors'20148,753,071'Cooling channel systems for high-temperature components covered by coatings, and related processes'20148,741,420'Component and methods of fabricating and coating a component'20148,739,404'Turbine components with cooling features and methods of manufacturing the same'20148,727,727'Components with cooling channels and methods of manufacture'20148,673,397'Methods of fabricating and coating a component'20148,672,613'Components with conformal curved film holes and methods of manufacture'20148,651,805'Hot gas path component cooling system'20148,601,691'Component and methods of fabricating a coated component using multiple types of fillers'20138,572,981'Self-oscillating fuel injection jets'20138,533,949'Methods of manufacture for components with cooling channels'20138,528,208'Methods of fabricating a coated component using multiple types of fillers'20138,387,245'Components with re-entrant shaped cooling channels and methods of manufacture'20138,376,706'Turbine airfoil concave cooling passage using dual-swirl flow mechanism and method'20138,356,658'Heat transfer enhancing system and method for fabricating heat transfer device'20138,319,146'Method and apparatus for laser cutting a trench'20128,016,552'Stator—rotor assemblies having surface features for enhanced containment of gas flow, and related processes'20117,967,559'Stator-rotor assembly having surface feature for enhanced containment of gas flow and related processes'20117,909,507'Thermal inspection system and method'20117,890,274'Method for quantifying hole flow rates in film cooled parts'20117,837,440'Turbine bucket tip cap'20107,832,212'High expansion fuel injection slot jet and method for enhancing mixing in premixing devices'20107,743,821'Air cooled heat exchanger with enhanced heat transfer coefficient fins'20107,669,405'Shaped walls for enhancement of deflagration-to-detonation transition'20107,651,261'System and method for thermal inspection of parts'20107,571,611'Methods and system for reducing pressure losses in gas turbine engines'20097,553,534'Film cooled slotted wall and method of making the same'20097,493,767'Method and apparatus for cooling combustor liner and transition piece of a gas turbine'20097,373,778'Combustor cooling with angled segmented surfaces'20087,328,580'Chevron film cooled wall'20087,302,990'Method of forming concavities in the surface of a metal component, and related processes and articles'20077,186,091'Methods and apparatus for cooling gas turbine engine components'20077,186,084'Hot gas path component with mesh and dimpled cooling'20077,182,576'Hot gas path component with mesh and impingement cooling'20077,153,599'Cooled turbine integrated fuel cell hybrid power plant'20067,134,842'Scalloped surface turbine stage'20067,104,067'Combustor liner with inverted turbulators'20067,090,942'Flow disruptor enhanced fuel cell'20067,022,429'Fluid passages for power generation equipment'20067,011,502'Thermal shield turbine airfoil'20067,011,904'Fluid passages for power generation equipment'20066,984,100'Component and turbine assembly with film cooling'20066,984,102'Hot gas path component with mesh and turbulated cooling'20066,981,840'Converging pin cooled airfoil'20066,978,621'Turbo recuperator device'20056,953,633'Fiber cooling of fuel cells'20056,896,987'Fuel cell container cooling system'20056,869,270'Turbine blade cover cooling apparatus and method of fabrication'20056,849,353'Polygonal fuel cell apparatus and method of making'20056,804,622'Method and apparatus for non-destructive thermal inspection'20046,773,231'Turbine blade core cooling apparatus and method of fabrication'20046,761,031'Double wall combustor liner segment with enhanced cooling'20046,732,582'Method for quantifying film hole flow rates for film-cooled parts'20046,722,134'Linear surface concavity enhancement'20046,695,582'Turbine blade wall cooling apparatus and method of fabrication'20046,681,578'Combustor liner with ring turbulators and related method'20046,644,921'Cooling passages and methods of fabrication'20036,506,022'Turbine blade having a cooled tip shroud'20036,504,274'Generator stator cooling design with concavity surfaces'20036,494,678'Film cooled blade tip'20026,427,327'Method of modifying cooled turbine components'20026,350,102'Shroud leakage flow discouragers'20026,261,054'Coolable airfoil assembly'20016,234,755'Method for improving the cooling effectiveness of a gaseous coolant stream, and related articles of manufacture'20016,183,197'Airfoil with reduced heat load'20016,179,556'Turbine blade tip with offset squealer'20016,174,133'Coolable airfoil'20016,099,245'Tandem airfoils'20006,027,306'Turbine blade tip flow discouragers'20006,000,908'Cooling for double-wall structures'19995,933,699'Method of making double-walled turbine components from pre-consolidated assemblies'19995,822,853'Method for making cylindrical structures with cooling channels'19985,660,525'Film cooled slotted wall'19975,651,662'Film cooled wall'19975,611,197'Closed-circuit air cooled turbine'19975,328,331'Turbine airfoil with double shell outer wall'1994Career & activity timeline
Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.
1994–2021Patents assigned to GEN ELECTRIC (167)· patent assignee history
1994–1997Based in Cincinnati, OH, US· patent location history
1997–2016Based in Niskayuna, NY, US· patent location history
2011–2017Based in Waterford, NY, US· patent location history
2012–2016Patents assigned to BUNKER RONALD SCOTT (30)· patent assignee history
2013–2016Patents assigned to LIPKIN DON MARK (5)· patent assignee history
2013–2014Patents assigned to WEI BIN (4)· patent assignee history
2013–2014Patents assigned to KOOL LAWRENCE BERNARD (3)· patent assignee history
2014–2021Based in West Chester, OH, US· patent location history
2019–2020Based in Placitas, NM, US· patent location history
Inventor activity
Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.
Assignees
| Assignee | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| GEN ELECTRIC | 167 | 1994–2021 |
| BUNKER RONALD SCOTTself | 30 | 2012–2016 |
| LIPKIN DON MARK | 5 | 2013–2016 |
| WEI BIN | 4 | 2013–2014 |
| KOOL LAWRENCE BERNARD | 3 | 2013–2014 |
Locations
| Location | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| Niskayuna, New York, US | 66 | 1997–2016 |
| West Chester, OH, US | 59 | 2014–2021 |
| Waterford, New York, US | 32 | 2011–2017 |
| Placitas, NM, US | 6 | 2019–2020 |
| Cincinnati, OH, US | 3 | 1994–1997 |