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Charlottesville, VA, United States of America

Mikro Systems, Inc.

USPTO Granted Patents = 58

% Expired Patents = 8.6

CIPO Patents = 2

EPO Patents = 24

Trademarks = 3

Forward Citations = 1,121

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32 inventors (with patents filed for the assignee):

Ching-Pang Lee (21 out of 353 patents)

Iain Fraser (20 out of 28 patents)

Michael P Appleby (19 out of 31 patents)

4. Gary Brian Merrill (19 out of 79 patents)

5. John R Paulus (14 out of 24 patents)

6. Benjamin E Heneveld (12 out of 17 patents)

7. James E Atkinson (10 out of 15 patents)

8. Andrew Jeremiah Burns (9 out of 21 patents)

9. Jill Klinger (7 out of 7 patents)

10. John Joseph Marra (7 out of 32 patents)

11. Jon T Moore (3 out of 8 patents)

12. Roy Eakins (3 out of 3 patents)

13. Humberto A Zuniga (3 out of 7 patents)

14. Nan Jiang (3 out of 10 patents)

15. Jay Alan Morrison (3 out of 85 patents)

Core Competencies:

Thermal Barrier Coating

Gas Turbine Engine

Precision Component Castings

Cooling Channel

Investment Casting

Three-Dimensional Devices

Porous Wall Structure

Hybrid Manufacturing

Air/Fuel Supply System

Turbine Blade Cooling

Micro Mechanical Systems

Cooling Arrangement

58 patents: Sort by Forward Citations

1. 11739657 - Method of forming a thermal barrier coating system with engineered surface roughness (2023-08-29),

2. 11541452 - Manufacturing method and tooling for ceramic cores (2023-01-03),

3. 11136902 - Method of forming a thermal barrier coating system with engineered surface roughness (2021-10-05),

4. 11090712 - Method of manufacturing a hybridized core with protruding cast in cooling features for investment casting (2021-08-17),

5. 10807153 - Method of manufacturing advanced features in a core for casting (2020-10-20),

6. 10787911 - Cooling configuration for a gas turbine engine airfoil (2020-09-29),

7. 10022790 - Turbine airfoil cooling system with leading edge impingement cooling system turbine blade investment casting using film hole protrusions for integral wall thickness control (2018-07-17),

8. 9878369 - Systems, devices, and methods involving precision component castings (2018-01-30),

9. 9718252 - Product with internal passages made of stacked sheets with compressive casing (2017-08-01),

10. 9555470 - Systems, devices, and methods involving precision component castings (2017-01-31),

11. 9551227 - Component cooling channel (2017-01-24),

12. 9387533 - Systems, devices, and methods involving precision component castings (2016-07-12),

13. 9366143 - Cooling module design and method for cooling components of a gas turbine system (2016-06-14),

14. 9334741 - Discreetly defined porous wall structure for transpirational cooling (2016-05-10),

15. 9315663 - Systems, devices, and/or methods for manufacturing castings (2016-04-19),

Company Overview

Mikro Systems, Inc., based in Charlottesville, VA, specializes in advanced technologies for gas turbine cooling. The company focuses on developing innovative solutions such as thermal barrier coatings and precision component castings that enhance the performance and efficiency of gas turbine engines. Their expertise extends to hybrid manufacturing techniques and the design of complex cooling channels and porous wall structures, positioning them as a key player in the aerospace and energy sectors, where high-performance components are critical.

Profile summary synthesized from public USPTO records and patent filings.

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USPTO Data Jan 1 1976 - Oct 20 2026

58 Patents

#2 in Charlottesville, VA

#95 in Virginia

#6,161 in US

#12,407 in the World

Charlottesville, VA, United States of America

Mikro Systems, Inc.

Forward Citations = 1,121

32 inventors:

Ching-Pang Lee (21 out of 353 patents)

Iain Fraser (20 out of 28 patents)

Michael P Appleby (19 out of 31 patents)

4. Gary Brian Merrill (19 out of 79 patents)

5. John R Paulus (14 out of 24 patents)

IDiyas Innovation Intelligence. (2026). Company Patent Portfolio: Mikro Systems, Inc.. Retrieved from https://idiyas.com/company/mikro-systems

Data source: USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office) public patent records. Weekly synchronization. How IDiyas builds this profile

Data Sources: USPTO Patent Grant XML, Patent Center, EPO & CIPO • Normalized by IDiyas Innovation Graph. Methodology & provenance architecturePlease report any incorrect information to [email protected]

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