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Ronald Scott Bunker
Also filed as: BUNKER RONALD · BUNKER RONALD S · BUNKER RONALD SCOTT
170 granted patents·72 pending applications·4,432 citations·filing 1992–2023
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242 records- 0199US7328580B2Chevron film cooled wallGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2004·Granted Feb 12, 2008·353 cites·31 claims
- 0299US6234755B1Method for improving the cooling effectiveness of a gaseous coolant stream, and related articles of manufactureGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 1999·Granted May 22, 2001·235 cites·41 claims
- 0398US10436038B2Turbine engine with an airfoil having a tip shelf outletGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2016·Granted Oct 8, 2019·115 cites·19 claims
- 0498US9003657B2Components with porous metal cooling and methods of manufactureGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2012·Granted Apr 14, 2015·30 cites·20 claims
- 0598US8905713B2Articles which include chevron film cooling holes, and related processesBUNKER RONALD SCOTT·Filed 2010·Granted Dec 9, 2014·35 cites·22 claims
- 0698US8672613B2Components with conformal curved film holes and methods of manufactureBUNKER RONALD SCOTT·Filed 2010·Granted Mar 18, 2014·36 cites·2 claims
- 0798US8651805B2Hot gas path component cooling systemLACY BENJAMIN PAUL·Filed 2010·Granted Feb 18, 2014·35 cites·19 claims
- 0898US7493767B2Method and apparatus for cooling combustor liner and transition piece of a gas turbineGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2005·Granted Feb 24, 2009·66 cites·20 claims
- 0998US6494678B1Film cooled blade tipGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2001·Granted Dec 17, 2002·109 cites·36 claims
- 1098US6000908ACooling for double-wall structuresGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 1996·Granted Dec 14, 1999·179 cites·1 claims
- 1198US5328331ATurbine airfoil with double shell outer wallGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 1993·Granted Jul 12, 1994·158 cites·12 claims
- 1297US10450867B2Riblets for a flowpath surface of a turbomachineGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2016·Granted Oct 22, 2019·15 cites·11 claims
- 1397US10350684B2Additive manufacturing method for making complex film holesGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2015·Granted Jul 16, 2019·13 cites·20 claims
- 1497US8533949B2Methods of manufacture for components with cooling channelsBUNKER RONALD SCOTT·Filed 2011·Granted Sep 17, 2013·24 cites·22 claims
- 1597US7134842B2Scalloped surface turbine stageGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2004·Granted Nov 14, 2006·129 cites·28 claims
- 1696US10767489B2Component for a turbine engine with a holeGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2016·Granted Sep 8, 2020·10 cites·41 claims
- 1796US10010937B2Additive manufacturing method for making overhanging tabs in cooling holesGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2015·Granted Jul 3, 2018·8 cites·19 claims
- 1896US9476306B2Components with multi-layered cooling features and methods of manufactureGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2013·Granted Oct 25, 2016·25 cites·20 claims
- 1996US9249670B2Components with microchannel coolingBUNKER RONALD SCOTT·Filed 2011·Granted Feb 2, 2016·26 cites·31 claims
- 2096US8753071B2Cooling channel systems for high-temperature components covered by coatings, and related processesBUNKER RONALD SCOTT·Filed 2010·Granted Jun 17, 2014·23 cites·23 claims
- 2196US8739404B2Turbine components with cooling features and methods of manufacturing the sameBUNKER RONALD SCOTT·Filed 2010·Granted Jun 3, 2014·32 cites·22 claims
- 2296US7302990B2Method of forming concavities in the surface of a metal component, and related processes and articlesGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2004·Granted Dec 4, 2007·64 cites·9 claims
- 2396US6681578B1Combustor liner with ring turbulators and related methodGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2002·Granted Jan 27, 2004·102 cites·18 claims
- 2496US6644921B2Cooling passages and methods of fabricationGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2001·Granted Nov 11, 2003·81 cites·27 claims
- 2596US5651662AFilm cooled wallGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 1992·Granted Jul 29, 1997·94 cites·10 claims
- 2695US10280760B2Turbine engine assembly and method of assembling the sameGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2015·Granted May 7, 2019·8 cites·17 claims
- 2795US10233775B2Engine component for a gas turbine engineGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2015·Granted Mar 19, 2019·10 cites·16 claims
- 2895US8528208B2Methods of fabricating a coated component using multiple types of fillersREBAK RAUL BASILIO·Filed 2011·Granted Sep 10, 2013·32 cites·22 claims
- 2995US7832212B2High expansion fuel injection slot jet and method for enhancing mixing in premixing devicesGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2006·Granted Nov 16, 2010·25 cites·25 claims
- 3095US7553534B2Film cooled slotted wall and method of making the sameGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2006·Granted Jun 30, 2009·49 cites·20 claims
- 3195US7186084B2Hot gas path component with mesh and dimpled coolingGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2003·Granted Mar 6, 2007·75 cites·30 claims
- 3295US5611197AClosed-circuit air cooled turbineGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 1995·Granted Mar 18, 1997·142 cites·4 claims
- 3394US10024169B2Engine componentGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2015·Granted Jul 17, 2018·8 cites·20 claims
- 3494US8741420B2Component and methods of fabricating and coating a componentGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2013·Granted Jun 3, 2014·17 cites·20 claims
- 3594US8727727B2Components with cooling channels and methods of manufactureBUNKER RONALD SCOTT·Filed 2010·Granted May 20, 2014·19 cites·23 claims
- 3694US8387245B2Components with re-entrant shaped cooling channels and methods of manufactureBUNKER RONALD SCOTT·Filed 2010·Granted Mar 5, 2013·25 cites·16 claims
- 3794US6504274B2Generator stator cooling design with concavity surfacesGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2001·Granted Jan 7, 2003·53 cites·33 claims
- 3893US10472972B2Thermal management of CMC articles having film holesGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2015·Granted Nov 12, 2019·8 cites·20 claims
- 3993US8673397B2Methods of fabricating and coating a componentBUNKER RONALD SCOTT·Filed 2010·Granted Mar 18, 2014·16 cites·11 claims
- 4093US6427327B1Method of modifying cooled turbine componentsGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2000·Granted Aug 6, 2002·53 cites·12 claims
- 4192US9200521B2Components with micro cooled coating layer and methods of manufactureGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2012·Granted Dec 1, 2015·6 cites·17 claims
- 4292US7651261B2System and method for thermal inspection of partsGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2007·Granted Jan 26, 2010·20 cites·19 claims
- 4392US7182576B2Hot gas path component with mesh and impingement coolingGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2004·Granted Feb 27, 2007·32 cites·32 claims
- 4492US6984102B2Hot gas path component with mesh and turbulated coolingGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2003·Granted Jan 10, 2006·63 cites·29 claims
- 4592US6804622B2Method and apparatus for non-destructive thermal inspectionGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2001·Granted Oct 12, 2004·61 cites·33 claims
- 4692US5933699AMethod of making double-walled turbine components from pre-consolidated assembliesGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 1996·Granted Aug 3, 1999·58 cites·17 claims
- 4791US10690055B2Engine components with impingement cooling featuresGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2015·Granted Jun 23, 2020·9 cites·33 claims
- 4891US10487664B2Additive manufacturing method for making holes bounded by thin walls in turbine componentsGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2015·Granted Nov 26, 2019·3 cites·12 claims
- 4991US10422235B2Angled impingement inserts with cooling featuresGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2015·Granted Sep 24, 2019·5 cites·5 claims
- 5091US9957816B2Angled impingement insertGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2015·Granted May 1, 2018·10 cites·29 claims
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