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John D. Ward — 43 Patents

GE: 22 patents #1,177 of 36,430Top 4%
BSBechtel Hydrocarbon Technology Solutions: 8 patents #2 of 26Top 8%
DTDiamond Tech: 2 patents #7 of 9Top 80%
CACarrier: 2 patents #900 of 2,507Top 40%
BSBechtel Energy Technologies & Solutions: 1 patents #14 of 22Top 65%
Intel: 1 patents #18,326 of 30,777Top 60%
LCLevel 3 Communications: 1 patents #1,302 of 1,318Top 100%
Katy, TX: #35 of 2,042 inventorsTop 2%
Texas: #2,236 of 125,132 inventorsTop 2%
Overall (All Time): #69,380 of 4,157,543Top 2%
43 Patents All Time
John D. Ward has been granted 43 US patents while listed as an inventor at GE. The first was granted in 1980 and the most recent in March 2022. John D. Ward ranks #69,380 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 1.7%). Patent records list John D. Ward in Katy, TX, US.

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–25 of 43 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
11286424 Systems and methods for on-line pigging and spalling of coker furnace outlets Brian Doerksen, Rick Heniford, Scott Alexander, Richard Von Brecht, Jorge Gonzalez 2022-03-29
10479941 Delayed coke drum quench systems and methods having reduced atmospheric emissions Richard Heniford, Scott Alexander 2019-11-19
10457872 Systems and methods for on-line pigging and spalling of coker furnace outlets Brian Doerksen, Rick Heniford, Scott Alexander, Richard Von Brecht, Jorge Gonzalez 2019-10-29
10415964 Methods for producing passive strain indicator on turbine components Bryan J. Germann, Jason Lee Burnside, Gregory Lee Hovis 2019-09-17 $16,992,000
10138425 Delayed coke drum quench systems and methods having reduced atmospheric emissions Richard Heniford, Scott Alexander 2018-11-27
10125425 Method for smut removal during stripping of coating Liming Zhang 2018-11-13 $12,358,000
9952117 Methods for determining strain on turbine components using a plurality of strain sensor reference features Gregory Lee Hovis, William F. Ranson 2018-04-24 $15,423,000
9909860 Systems and methods for monitoring component deformation Jason Lee Burnside, Gregory Lee Hovis, Bryan J. Germann, William F. Ranson 2018-03-06 $13,192,000
9851279 Methods for determining strain on turbine components using traversable strain sensor readers Gregory Lee Hovis, William F. Ranson 2017-12-26 $17,054,000
9623453 Systems and methods for on-line pigging and spalling of coker furnace outlets Brian Doerksen, Rick Heniford, Scott Alexander, Richard Von Brecht, Jorge Gonzalez 2017-04-18
9618334 Systems and methods for monitoring turbine component strain Jason Lee Burnside, Gregory Lee Hovis, Bryan J. Germann, William F. Ranson 2017-04-11 $16,578,000
9574447 Modification process and modified article Christopher Edward Thompson, James Ryan Connor, Mark Lawrence Hunt, Blake Allen Fulton 2017-02-21 $17,007,000
9567860 Fixture for an airfoil shroud and method for modifying an airfoil shroud Jacob Andrew Salm, James Ryan Connor 2017-02-14 $21,792,000
9546928 Methods for producing strain sensors on turbine components Bryan J. Germann, Jason Lee Burnside, Gregory Lee Hovis 2017-01-17 $20,800,000
9511396 Systems and methods for on-line pigging and spalling of coker furnace outlets Brian Doerksen, Rick Heniford, Scott Alexander, Richard Von Brecht, Jorge Gonzalez 2016-12-06
9410868 Methods for producing strain sensors on turbine components Christopher Edward Thompson, Bryan J. Germann, Jason Lee Burnside, Gregory Lee Hovis 2016-08-09 $34,430,000
9228135 Efficient method for improved coker gas oil quality Linda M Strassle, Kevin Sitton 2016-01-05
9187696 Delayed coking drum quench overflow systems and methods Scott Alexander 2015-11-17
9163872 Method of operating a refrigeration system for a mobile cargo container Mark Fragnito, Deborah A. Champagne 2015-10-20
9151587 Bucket tip shroud measurement fixture and method of measuring bucket tip shroud orientation Juan Pablo Cilia, James Ryan Connor, Jason Adam Neville, Christopher Allen Nafis, Neil Robert Peddar +2 more 2015-10-06 $24,453,000
9116530 Transport refrigeration security system Mark Fragnito, Daniel L. Waser, Deborah A. Champagne 2015-08-25
9109873 Apparatus and method for inspecting a turbine blade tip shroud Gareth William David Lewis 2015-08-18 $19,513,000
9033669 Rotating airfoil component with platform having a recessed surface region therein Sheo Narain Giri, Harish Bommanakatte, Mohankumar Banakar, Jonathan Matthew Lomas 2015-05-19 $21,317,000
9032812 Method and system for determining creep capability of turbine components prior to operation 2015-05-19 $21,317,000
9016560 Component identification system Shyamanth Kotian, Srivatsa Dhanvantri 2015-04-28 $26,905,000