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George E. Cook — 17 Patents

GE: 6 patents #5,843 of 36,430Top 20%
VUVanderbilt University: 3 patents #275 of 1,609Top 20%
WEWestinghouse Electric: 1 patents #2,483 of 5,139Top 50%
Brentwood, TN: #24 of 421 inventorsTop 6%
Tennessee: #976 of 20,272 inventorsTop 5%
Overall (All Time): #263,971 of 4,157,543Top 7%
17 Patents All Time
George E. Cook has been granted 17 US patents while listed as an inventor at GE. The first was granted in 1980 and the most recent in June 2012. George E. Cook ranks #263,971 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 6.3%). Patent records list George E. Cook in Brentwood, TN, US.

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–17 of 17 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
8191753 Lateral position detection and control for friction stir systems Paul Fleming, David Lammlein, Don Mitchell Wilkes, Alvin M. Strauss, David Delapp +1 more 2012-06-05
8052034 Lateral position detection and control for friction stir systems Paul Fleming, David Lammlein, Don Mitchell Wilkes, Alvin M. Strauss, David Delapp +1 more 2011-11-08
7850057 Lateral position detection and control for friction stir systems Paul Fleming, David Lammlein, Don Mitchell Wilkes, Alvin M. Strauss, David Delapp +1 more 2010-12-14
5916142 Self-aligning swirler with ball joint Charles A. Snyder, Harold Ray Hansel 1999-06-29 $97,976,000
5851679 Multilayer dielectric stack coated part for contact with combustion gases William Randolph Stowell, John Frederick Ackerman, Andrew Jay Skoog, Glenn E. Varney 1998-12-22 $110,641,000
5771696 Internal manifold fuel injection assembly for gas turbine Harold Ray Hansel 1998-06-30 $40,123,000
5307637 Angled multi-hole film cooled single wall combustor dome plate Richard W. Stickles, Howard L. Foltz, Keith K. Taylor, Thomas MacLean, Willard J. Dodds 1994-05-03 $14,604,000
5239818 Dilution pole combustor and method Richard W. Stickles, Willard J. Dodds, Paul E. Sabla, Craig L. Loconti, Gary MacHolloway 1993-08-31 $10,277,000
5231833 Gas turbine engine fuel manifold Thomas MacLean 1993-08-03 $10,692,000
4544825 Adaptive control system for welding inverted seams 1985-10-01
4531192 Apparatus and method for sensing a workpiece with an electrical arc 1985-07-23
4491718 Template-matching adaptive control system for welding A. Michael Wells, Jr. 1985-01-01
4477713 Sidewall-matching adaptive control system for welding A. Michael Wells, Jr. 1984-10-16
4368375 Welding torch oscillating mechanical apparatus George J. Merrick, Donald D. Modglin 1983-01-11
4336440 Weld tracking/electronic arc sensing system George J. Merrick, Urban A. Schneider, Willibald R. Rosenberger 1982-06-22 $1,440,000
4283617 Automatic pipe welding system George J. Merrick, Donald D. Modglin 1981-08-11
4188525 Welding torch oscillation apparatus George J. Merrick, Donald D. Modglin 1980-02-12