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Kevin Richard Kirtley
Also filed as: KIRTLEY KEVIN · KIRTLEY KEVIN R · KIRTLEY KEVIN RICHARD
28 granted patents·9 pending applications·809 citations·filing 1999–2016
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37 records- 0198US9863323B2Tapered gas turbine segment sealsGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2015·Granted Jan 9, 2018·24 cites·11 claims
- 0297US7134842B2Scalloped surface turbine stageGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2004·Granted Nov 14, 2006·129 cites·28 claims
- 0396US7220100B2Crescentic ramp turbine stageGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2005·Granted May 22, 2007·96 cites·24 claims
- 0496US7128082B1Method and system for flow control with fluidic oscillatorsGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2005·Granted Oct 31, 2006·112 cites·51 claims
- 0595US9816388B1Seal in a gas turbine engine having a shim base and a honeycomb structure with a number of cavities formed thereinGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2016·Granted Nov 14, 2017·10 cites·16 claims
- 0694US7678165B2Particle separator using boundary layer controlGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2006·Granted Mar 16, 2010·64 cites·20 claims
- 0794US6851264B2Self-aspirating high-area-ratio inter-turbine duct assembly for use in a gas turbine engineGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2002·Granted Feb 8, 2005·87 cites·49 claims
- 0892US8206115B2Scalloped surface turbine stage with trailing edge ridgesGUPTA ANURAG·Filed 2008·Granted Jun 26, 2012·38 cites·16 claims
- 0989US7549282B2Multi-slot inter-turbine duct assembly for use in a turbine engineGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2005·Granted Jun 23, 2009·25 cites·14 claims
- 1088US7553122B2Self-aspirated flow control system for centrifugal compressorsGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2005·Granted Jun 30, 2009·17 cites·31 claims
- 1184US9334803B2Method of recovering energy in a steam-cooled gas turbineGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2013·Granted May 10, 2016·8 cites·20 claims
- 1284US9297267B2System and method for removing heat from a turbineGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2012·Granted Mar 29, 2016·8 cites·20 claims
- 1381US7837442B2Root sleeve for wind turbine bladeGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2008·Granted Nov 23, 2010·18 cites·18 claims
- 1480US8011886B2Method and apparatus for increasing lift on wind turbine bladeGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2009·Granted Sep 6, 2011·17 cites·16 claims
- 1579US8961111B2Turbine and method for separating particulates from a fluidBENSON ADEBUKOLA OLUWASEUN·Filed 2012·Granted Feb 24, 2015·8 cites·20 claims
- 1679US8419371B2Wind turbine blades with twisted and tapered tipsHERR STEFAN·Filed 2008·Granted Apr 16, 2013·4 cites·20 claims
- 1778US7320575B2Methods and apparatus for aerodynamically self-enhancing rotor bladesGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2004·Granted Jan 22, 2008·25 cites·20 claims
- 1878US6575719B2Planetary rotary machine using apertures, volutes and continuous carbon fiber reinforced peek sealsFiled 2001·Granted Jun 10, 2003·25 cites·60 claims
- 1977US6364646B1Rotary vane pump with continuous carbon fiber reinforced polyetheretherketone (peek) vanesFiled 1999·Granted Apr 2, 2002·32 cites·19 claims
- 2076US9670785B2Cooling assembly for a gas turbine systemJOHNS DAVID RICHARD·Filed 2012·Granted Jun 6, 2017·6 cites·17 claims
- 2174US8393872B2Turbine airfoilKIRTLEY KEVIN RICHARD·Filed 2009·Granted Mar 12, 2013·16 cites·20 claims
- 2271US10648346B2Shroud configurations for turbine rotor bladesGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2016·Granted May 12, 2020·2 cites·14 claims
- 2365US7137245B2High area-ratio inter-turbine duct with inlet blowingGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2004·Granted Nov 21, 2006·23 cites·38 claims
- 2463US9771820B2Gas turbine sealingGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2014·Granted Sep 26, 2017·2 cites·17 claims
- 2559US9765699B2Gas turbine sealingGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2014·Granted Sep 19, 2017·1 cites·17 claims
- 2656US8328513B2Systems and apparatus relating to compressor stator blades and diffusers in turbine enginesKIRTLEY KEVIN R·Filed 2009·Granted Dec 11, 2012·7 cites·19 claims
- 2750US2011103950A1System and method for providing a controlled flow of fluid to or from a wind turbine blade surfaceGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2009·Application pending·0 cites
- 2849US2010166556A1Partial arc shroud for wind turbine bladesGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
- 2945US2014154062A1System and method for sealing a gas path in a turbineGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2012·Application pending·0 cites
- 3044US8408877B2Wind turbine blades with twisted tipsHERR STEFAN·Filed 2008·Granted Apr 2, 2013·0 cites·14 claims
- 3142US2009104028A1Method and apparatus for distributing fluid into a turbomachineGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
- 3242US2014116660A1Components with asymmetric cooling channels and methods of manufactureGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2012·Application pending·0 cites
- 3341US7581692B2Fluidic chevrons and configurable thermal shield for jet noise reductionGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2003·Granted Sep 1, 2009·5 cites·8 claims
- 3440US2015041590A1Airfoil with a trailing edge supplement structureGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2013·Application pending·0 cites
- 3540US2013051976A1Flow control module for a turbomachineKIRTLEY KEVIN RICHARD·Filed 2011·Application pending·0 cites
- 3638US2014064325A1Wheelspace flow visualization using pressure-sensitive paintKIRTLEY KEVIN RICHARD·Filed 2012·Application pending·0 cites
- 3738US2002141894A1Rotary vane pump with continuous fiber reinforced polymeric composite vanes less prone to catastrophic failureFiled 2002·Application pending·0 cites
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