Inventor
Bernard Arthur Couture, Jr.
Inventor
Schenectady, NY, US
Overview
Patents· 30 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 turbines28%
F16JPistons27%
F05DIndexing scheme for aspects relating to non-positive-displacement machines or engines, gas-turbines or jet-propulsion plants21%
Y10TTechnical subjects covered by former us classification11%
Y02TClimate change mitigation technologies related to transportation4%
F02CGas-turbine plants3%
F23DBurners3%
B23KSoldering or unsoldering1%
F23RGenerating combustion products of high pressure or high velocity, e.g. gas-turbine combustion chambers1%
PatentTitleYear
9,926,800'Brush seal'20189,528,384'Brush seal'20169,121,297'Rotating brush seal'20158,925,199'Systems and methods and apparatus involving fabricating brush seals'20158,919,780'Brush seal'20148,888,441'Segmented seal assembly'20148,858,166'Rotary machine seal assembly with butt gap seal elements'20148,568,084'System for controlling thrust in steam turbine'20138,480,352'System for controlling thrust in steam turbine'20138,328,198'Brush seal'20128,250,756'Method of manufacture of compliant plate seals'20128,162,324'Compliant plate seal with an annular ring for turbomachinery and methods of assembling the same'20128,069,562'Method of manufacturing a brush seal for sealing between stationary and rotary components'20118,051,563'Systems and methods and apparatus involving fabricating brush seals'20117,938,403'Brush seals'20117,909,335'Retractable compliant plate seals'20117,653,993'Method of manufacturing a brush seal for sealing between stationary and rotary components'20107,604,242'Pressure balanced brush seal'20097,540,708'Methods and apparatus to facilitate sealing in a turbine'20097,484,927'Steam turbine variable clearance packing'20097,344,357'Methods and apparatus for assembling a rotary machine'20087,287,956'Removable abradable seal carriers for sealing between rotary and stationary turbine components'20077,255,352'Pressure balanced brush seal'20077,125,223'Method and apparatus for turbomachine active clearance control'20067,001,145'Seal assembly for turbine, bucket/turbine including same, method for sealing interface between rotating and stationary components of a turbine'20066,997,677'Method and apparatus for rotating machine main fit seal'20066,786,698'Steam turbine bucket flowpath'20046,722,848'Turbine nozzle retention apparatus at the carrier horizontal joint face'20046,334,310'Fracture resistant support structure for a hula seal in a turbine combustor and related method'20026,112,971'Multi-nozzle combustion end cover vacuum brazing process'2000Career & activity timeline
Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.
2000–2018Patents assigned to GEN ELECTRIC (30)· patent assignee history
2000–2002Based in Latham, NY, US· patent location history
2004–2015Based in Schenectady, NY, US· patent location history
2011–2016Patents assigned to ADIS WILLIAM EDWARD (8)· patent assignee history
2011–2018Based in Guilderland, NY, US· patent location history
2012–2016Patents assigned to COUTURE JR BERNARD ARTHUR (9)· patent assignee history
2012–2016Patents assigned to ZHENG XIAOQING (6)· patent assignee history
2012–2016Patents assigned to MACK MICHAEL DENNIS (5)· patent assignee history
Inventor activity
Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.
Assignees
| Assignee | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| GEN ELECTRIC | 30 | 2000–2018 |
| COUTURE JR BERNARD ARTHURself | 9 | 2012–2016 |
| ADIS WILLIAM EDWARD | 8 | 2011–2016 |
| ZHENG XIAOQING | 6 | 2012–2016 |
| MACK MICHAEL DENNIS | 5 | 2012–2016 |
Locations
| Location | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| Schenectady, New York, US | 22 | 2004–2015 |
| Guilderland, New York, US | 6 | 2011–2018 |
| Latham, New York, US | 2 | 2000–2002 |