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Gary B. Merrill
Also filed as: MERRILL GARY · MERRILL GARY B · MERRILL GARY BRIAN · MERRILL JR GARY B
81 granted patents·32 pending applications·2,645 citations·filing 1996–2021
99Inventor score
Files withSIEMENS POWER GENERATION INC19SIEMENS WESTINGHOUSE POWER16MERRILL GARY B15SIEMENS ENERGY INC15SIEMENS AG12
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113 records- 0198US6733907B2Hybrid ceramic material composed of insulating and structural ceramic layersSIEMENS WESTINGHOUSE POWER·Filed 2001·Granted May 11, 2004·180 cites·31 claims
- 0298US6709230B2Ceramic matrix composite gas turbine vaneSIEMENS WESTINGHOUSE POWER·Filed 2002·Granted Mar 23, 2004·208 cites·36 claims
- 0398US6641907B1High temperature erosion resistant coating and material containing compacted hollow geometric shapesSIEMENS WESTINGHOUSE POWER·Filed 1999·Granted Nov 4, 2003·130 cites·15 claims
- 0498US6514046B1Ceramic composite vane with metallic substructureSIEMENS WESTINGHOUSE POWER·Filed 2000·Granted Feb 4, 2003·265 cites·54 claims
- 0598US6235370B1High temperature erosion resistant, abradable thermal barrier composite coatingSIEMENS WESTINGHOUSE POWER·Filed 1999·Granted May 22, 2001·171 cites·43 claims
- 0698US6013592AHigh temperature insulation for ceramic matrix compositesSIEMENS WESTINGHOUSE POWER·Filed 1998·Granted Jan 11, 2000·161 cites·15 claims
- 0797US9216451B2Method of casting a component having interior passagewaysMIKRO SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2014·Granted Dec 22, 2015·8 cites·18 claims
- 0897US8247062B2Methodology and tooling arrangements for increasing interlaminar shear strength in a ceramic matrix composite structureMORRISON JAY A·Filed 2009·Granted Aug 21, 2012·33 cites·10 claims
- 0997US8206087B2Sealing arrangement for turbine engine having ceramic componentsCAMPBELL CHRISTIAN X·Filed 2008·Granted Jun 26, 2012·31 cites·19 claims
- 1097US7247003B2Stacked lamellate assemblySIEMENS POWER GENERATION INC·Filed 2005·Granted Jul 24, 2007·57 cites·13 claims
- 1197US6197424B1Use of high temperature insulation for ceramic matrix composites in gas turbinesSIEMENS WESTINGHOUSE POWER·Filed 1998·Granted Mar 6, 2001·242 cites·20 claims
- 1296US8939706B1Turbine abradable layer with progressive wear zone having a frangible or pixelated nib surfaceSIEMENS ENERGY INC·Filed 2014·Granted Jan 27, 2015·30 cites·20 claims
- 1396US7819625B2Abradable CMC stacked laminate ring segment for a gas turbineSIEMENS ENERGY INC·Filed 2007·Granted Oct 26, 2010·46 cites·16 claims
- 1496US7093359B2Composite structure formed by CMC-on-insulation processSIEMENS WESTINGHOUSE POWER·Filed 2002·Granted Aug 22, 2006·110 cites·15 claims
- 1596US6617013B2Ceramic matrix composite having improved interlaminar strengthSIEMENS WESTINGHOUSE POWER·Filed 2001·Granted Sep 9, 2003·84 cites·19 claims
- 1695US10507518B2Hybrid component with cooling channels and corresponding processSIEMENS AG·Filed 2016·Granted Dec 17, 2019·9 cites·10 claims
- 1795US8936068B2Method of casting a component having interior passagewaysLEE CHING-PANG·Filed 2011·Granted Jan 20, 2015·22 cites·10 claims
- 1895US8813812B2Turbine component casting core with high resolution regionKAMEL AHMED·Filed 2013·Granted Aug 26, 2014·23 cites·16 claims
- 1995US7387758B2Tabbed ceramic article for improved interlaminar strengthSIEMENS POWER GENERATION INC·Filed 2005·Granted Jun 17, 2008·22 cites·10 claims
- 2095US7258530B2CMC component and method of fabricationSIEMENS POWER GENERATION INC·Filed 2005·Granted Aug 21, 2007·51 cites·14 claims
- 2194US9272324B2Investment casting process for hollow componentsMERRILL GARY B·Filed 2010·Granted Mar 1, 2016·11 cites·2 claims
- 2294US8293356B2Subsurface inclusions of objects for increasing interlaminar shear strength of a ceramic matrix composite structureMERRILL GARY B·Filed 2009·Granted Oct 23, 2012·32 cites·14 claims
- 2393US8940114B2Hybrid manufacturing process and product made using laminated sheets and compressive casingJAMES ALLISTER W·Filed 2011·Granted Jan 27, 2015·16 cites·16 claims
- 2493US7704596B2Subsurface inclusion of fugitive objects and methodology for strengthening a surface bond in a hybrid ceramic matrix composite structureSIEMENS ENERGY INC·Filed 2008·Granted Apr 27, 2010·16 cites·6 claims
- 2593US6676783B1High temperature insulation for ceramic matrix compositesSIEMENS WESTINGHOUSE POWER·Filed 2000·Granted Jan 13, 2004·53 cites·7 claims
- 2691US9102015B2Method and apparatus for fabrication and repair of thermal barriersKULKARNI ANAND A·Filed 2013·Granted Aug 11, 2015·9 cites·6 claims
- 2791US6287511B1High temperature insulation for ceramic matrix compositesSIEMENS WESTINGHOUSE POWER·Filed 1999·Granted Sep 11, 2001·66 cites·4 claims
- 2890US8167573B2Gas turbine airfoilMERRILL GARY B·Filed 2008·Granted May 1, 2012·31 cites·20 claims
- 2990US7413700B2Methods of manufacturing insulated ceramic matrix compositeSIEMENS POWER GENERATION INC·Filed 2007·Granted Aug 19, 2008·10 cites·13 claims
- 3090US7300621B2Method of making a ceramic matrix composite utilizing partially stabilized fibersSIEMENS POWER GENERATION INC·Filed 2005·Granted Nov 27, 2007·13 cites·9 claims
- 3189US7648605B2Process for applying a thermal barrier coating to a ceramic matrix compositeSIEMENS ENERGY INC·Filed 2007·Granted Jan 19, 2010·12 cites·15 claims
- 3289US6984277B2Bond enhancement for thermally insulated ceramic matrix composite materialsSIEMENS WESTINGHOUSE POWER·Filed 2003·Granted Jan 10, 2006·35 cites·15 claims
- 3388US9132476B2Multi-wall gas turbine airfoil cast using a ceramic core formed with a fugitive insert and method of manufacturing sameLEE CHING-PANG·Filed 2013·Granted Sep 15, 2015·4 cites·7 claims
- 3488US8764394B2Component cooling channelLEE CHING-PANG·Filed 2011·Granted Jul 1, 2014·10 cites·18 claims
- 3588US6977060B1Method for making a high temperature erosion resistant coating and material containing compacted hollow geometric shapesSIEMENS WESTINGHOUSE POWER·Filed 2000·Granted Dec 20, 2005·28 cites·13 claims
- 3688US6929852B2Protective overlayer for ceramicsSIEMENS WESTINGHOUSE POWER·Filed 2002·Granted Aug 16, 2005·32 cites·13 claims
- 3787US5780146AAbradable composition, a method of manufacturing an abradable composition and a gas turbine engine having an abradable sealROLLS ROYCE PLC·Filed 1996·Granted Jul 14, 1998·56 cites·11 claims
- 3886US8137611B2Processing method for solid core ceramic matrix composite airfoilMERRILL GARY B·Filed 2005·Granted Mar 20, 2012·8 cites·9 claims
- 3985US9782862B2Component repair using brazed surface textured superalloy foilSIEMENS ENERGY INC·Filed 2014·Granted Oct 10, 2017·4 cites·6 claims
- 4085US8790082B2Gas turbine blade with intra-span snubberMERRILL GARY B·Filed 2010·Granted Jul 29, 2014·10 cites·4 claims
- 4184US9186866B2Powder-based material system with stable porosityMERRILL GARY B·Filed 2012·Granted Nov 17, 2015·5 cites·7 claims
- 4284US8770930B2Joining mechanism and method for interlocking modular turbine engine component with a split ringMERRILL GARY B·Filed 2011·Granted Jul 8, 2014·6 cites·12 claims
- 4384US7563504B2Utilization of discontinuous fibers for improving properties of high temperature insulation of ceramic matrix compositesSIEMENS ENERGY INC·Filed 2005·Granted Jul 21, 2009·8 cites·12 claims
- 4484US6884384B2Method for making a high temperature erosion resistant material containing compacted hollow geometric shapesSIEMENS WESTINGHOUSE POWER·Filed 2001·Granted Apr 26, 2005·20 cites·21 claims
- 4583US8999226B2Method of forming a thermal barrier coating system with engineered surface roughnessBURNS ANDREW J·Filed 2011·Granted Apr 7, 2015·4 cites·4 claims
- 4683US7799405B1Three dimensional reinforced CMC articles by interlocking two dimensional structuresSIEMENS ENERGY INC·Filed 2006·Granted Sep 21, 2010·14 cites·16 claims
- 4783US7686577B2Stacked laminate fiber wrapped segmentSIEMENS ENERGY INC·Filed 2006·Granted Mar 30, 2010·21 cites·12 claims
- 4883US7351364B2Method of manufacturing a hybrid structureSIEMENS POWER GENERATION INC·Filed 2004·Granted Apr 1, 2008·15 cites·10 claims
- 4983US5962076AAbradable composition, a method of manufacturing an abradable composition and a gas turbine engine having an abradable sealROLLS ROYCE PLC·Filed 1998·Granted Oct 5, 1999·44 cites·16 claims
- 5082US7291407B2Ceramic material having ceramic matrix composite backing and method of manufacturingSIEMENS POWER GENERATION INC·Filed 2003·Granted Nov 6, 2007·21 cites·18 claims
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