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Bernard Arthur Couture
Also filed as: COUTURE BERNARD A · COUTURE BERNARD ARTHUR · COUTURE JR BERNARD A · COUTURE JR BERNARD ARTHUR
30 granted patents·4 pending applications·400 citations·filing 1999–2016
97Inventor score
Files withGEN ELECTRIC22ZHENG XIAOQING6ADIS WILLIAM EDWARD3COUTURE BERNARD ARTHUR1DEO HRISHIKESH VISHVAS1
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34 records- 0192US7255352B2Pressure balanced brush sealGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2005·Granted Aug 14, 2007·17 cites·10 claims
- 0290US8162324B2Compliant plate seal with an annular ring for turbomachinery and methods of assembling the sameDEO HRISHIKESH VISHVAS·Filed 2008·Granted Apr 24, 2012·13 cites·18 claims
- 0386US7653993B2Method of manufacturing a brush seal for sealing between stationary and rotary componentsGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2005·Granted Feb 2, 2010·14 cites·6 claims
- 0485US7909335B2Retractable compliant plate sealsGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2008·Granted Mar 22, 2011·26 cites·18 claims
- 0585US7604242B2Pressure balanced brush sealGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2007·Granted Oct 20, 2009·9 cites·9 claims
- 0683US8250756B2Method of manufacture of compliant plate sealsADIS WILLIAM EDWARD·Filed 2009·Granted Aug 28, 2012·14 cites·11 claims
- 0783US6334310B1Fracture resistant support structure for a hula seal in a turbine combustor and related methodGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2000·Granted Jan 1, 2002·56 cites·32 claims
- 0881US8051563B2Systems and methods and apparatus involving fabricating brush sealsGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2009·Granted Nov 8, 2011·9 cites·8 claims
- 0981US7125223B2Method and apparatus for turbomachine active clearance controlGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2003·Granted Oct 24, 2006·39 cites·3 claims
- 1080US8888441B2Segmented seal assemblyJORDY DANIEL EDWARD·Filed 2011·Granted Nov 18, 2014·8 cites·17 claims
- 1180US7287956B2Removable abradable seal carriers for sealing between rotary and stationary turbine componentsGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2004·Granted Oct 30, 2007·41 cites·16 claims
- 1277US7938403B1Brush sealsGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2009·Granted May 10, 2011·7 cites·22 claims
- 1376US7344357B2Methods and apparatus for assembling a rotary machineGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2005·Granted Mar 18, 2008·17 cites·20 claims
- 1474US6112971AMulti-nozzle combustion end cover vacuum brazing processGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 1999·Granted Sep 5, 2000·41 cites·17 claims
- 1573US8328198B2Brush sealADIS WILLIAM EDWARD·Filed 2010·Granted Dec 11, 2012·4 cites·20 claims
- 1672US9528384B2Brush sealZHENG XIAOQING·Filed 2011·Granted Dec 27, 2016·4 cites·28 claims
- 1772US8858166B2Rotary machine seal assembly with butt gap seal elementsZHENG XIAOQING·Filed 2011·Granted Oct 14, 2014·5 cites·20 claims
- 1872US7001145B2Seal assembly for turbine, bucket/turbine including same, method for sealing interface between rotating and stationary components of a turbineGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2003·Granted Feb 21, 2006·28 cites·29 claims
- 1971US8480352B2System for controlling thrust in steam turbineZHENG XIAOQING·Filed 2010·Granted Jul 9, 2013·5 cites·19 claims
- 2071US8069562B2Method of manufacturing a brush seal for sealing between stationary and rotary componentsCOUTURE BERNARD ARTHUR·Filed 2009·Granted Dec 6, 2011·6 cites·5 claims
- 2168US8568084B2System for controlling thrust in steam turbineZHENG XIAOQING·Filed 2010·Granted Oct 29, 2013·4 cites·20 claims
- 2264US9121297B2Rotating brush sealZHENG XIAOQING·Filed 2011·Granted Sep 1, 2015·3 cites·18 claims
- 2364US6722848B1Turbine nozzle retention apparatus at the carrier horizontal joint faceGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2002·Granted Apr 20, 2004·11 cites·17 claims
- 2454US9926800B2Brush sealGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2016·Granted Mar 27, 2018·0 cites·20 claims
- 2554US7540708B2Methods and apparatus to facilitate sealing in a turbineGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2006·Granted Jun 2, 2009·4 cites·17 claims
- 2652US7484927B2Steam turbine variable clearance packingGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2006·Granted Feb 3, 2009·4 cites·13 claims
- 2748US8925199B2Systems and methods and apparatus involving fabricating brush sealsADIS WILLIAM EDWARD·Filed 2011·Granted Jan 6, 2015·0 cites·10 claims
- 2848US8919780B2Brush sealGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2012·Granted Dec 30, 2014·0 cites·18 claims
- 2945US6997677B2Method and apparatus for rotating machine main fit sealGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2003·Granted Feb 14, 2006·8 cites·15 claims
- 3045US2006249911A1Abradable and/or abrasive coating and brush seal configurationGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2005·Application pending·0 cites
- 3145US2006228209A1Abradable seal between a turbine rotor and a stationary componentGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2005·Application pending·0 cites
- 3243US2012326393A1Brush sealZHENG XIAOQING·Filed 2011·Application pending·0 cites
- 3336US6786698B2Steam turbine bucket flowpathGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2002·Granted Sep 7, 2004·3 cites·40 claims
- 3433US2004120813A1Methods and apparatus for securing turbine nozzlesGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2002·Application pending·0 cites
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