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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110033284 | STRUCTURALLY DIVERSE THERMAL BARRIER COATINGS A coated article includes an article having at least one surface and a thermal barrier coating system disposed upon the at least one surface. The thermal barrier coating system has at least two layers, with each layer having a different microstructure. The microstructur... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110027573 | Lubricated Abradable Coating A coated article has a metallic substrate. A coating layer comprises at least 33% by volume ceramic, at least 5% by volume of a lubricant selected from the group consisting of hexagonal boron nitride (hBN), clay, graphite, and mixtures thereof. The coating layer lacks a... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110027569 | Fastener A fastener has a metallic member and a nonmetallic cap member. The metallic member has a head and a shaft. The shaft has a first end at the head, a distal second end, and an externally threaded portion. The metallic member further has a projection extending from the hea... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110020115 | REFRACTORY METAL CORE INTEGRALLY CAST EXIT TRENCH A refractory metal core for use in casting a turbine engine part has a main portion and a plurality of tabs extending from the main portion. An end portion having a first edge which joins together the plurality of tabs and a second edge, opposed to the first edge, locat... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20100305742 | System and Method for an Integrated Additive Manufacturing Cell for Complex Components An integrated additive manufacturing cell (IAMC) that combines conventional manufacturing technologies with additive manufacturing processes is disclosed. Individual IAMCs may be configured and optimized for specific part families of complex components, or other industr... | 12/02/2010 |
| 20100304037 | Thermal Barrier Coatings and Application Methods A gas turbine engine component has a metallic substrate. A coating is on the substrate. A barrier coat is applied while varying a speed of the component rotation so as to provide a corresponding microstructure to the barrier coat.... | 12/02/2010 |
| 20100285330 | Vapor Deposition of Dissimilar Materials A method for depositing a first material on a substrate includes providing the substrate in a deposition chamber. A molten body is formed between the substrate and a source of the first material by melting one or more second materials. A flow of the first material is pa... | 11/11/2010 |
| 20100276103 | Metallic Coated Cores to Facilitate Thin Wall Casting A core for investment casting processes includes a core having one or more ceramic materials; and an exterior layer of metal material not susceptible to oxidation under investment casting operating conditions. A method for casting a turbine engine component having an in... | 11/04/2010 |
| 20100263590 | Vapor Deposition Electron Beam Current Control Systems and methods are described that monitor electron beam current and voltage. The systems and methods react to fault conditions such as arcing experienced during evaporation and deposition processes to shutdown and protect associated power supply equipment. The syst... | 10/21/2010 |
| 20100260613 | Process for preventing the formation of secondary reaction zone in susceptible articles, and articles manufactured using same A process for reducing secondary reaction zone formation articles includes the steps of non-selective removing an external surface of an as-cast article free of coating to form an as-cast article having a surface substantially free of residual surface stress; and applyi... | 10/14/2010 |
| 20100247328 | Microcircuit cooling for blades A turbine engine component, such as a turbine blade, includes at least one cooling circuit having a plurality of legs through which a cooling fluid flows, and a plurality of cooling devices in at least one of the legs. Each of the cooling devices has a heat transfer mul... | 09/30/2010 |
| 20100247323 | Erosion barrier for thermal barrier coatings A workpiece, such as a turbine engine component, comprises a substrate, a thermal barrier coating on the substrate, and a hard erosion barrier deposited over the thermal barrier coating. The erosion barrier preferably has a Vickers hardness in the range of from 1300 to ... | 09/30/2010 |
| 20100229529 | Timing control system for pulse detonation engines An engine timing input system is described for pulse detonation engines that allows for accurate engine timing when rotary or cylindrical valves are used to distribute an air/fuel mixture for combustion. The invention uses a profile disk having a predetermined circumfer... | 09/16/2010 |
| 20100226762 | Structural members in a pedestal array A turbine engine component has a flow path wall and a support wall. The turbine engine component has at least one cooling compact heat exchanger. Each cooling compact heat exchanger has a pedestal array and at least one structural member within the pedestal array for pr... | 09/09/2010 |
| 20100221098 | Peripheral Microcircuit Serpentine Cooling for Turbine Airfoils A turbine component has an airfoil portion with at least one central core element, a pressure side wall, and a suction side wall. The airfoil portion also has a serpentine cooling passageway in at least one of the walls. In a preferred embodiment, the airfoil portion ha... | 09/02/2010 |
| 20100219325 | METALLIC COATED CORES TO FACILITATE THIN WALL CASTING A core for investment casting processes includes a core comprising one or more ceramic materials; and an exterior layer of metal material not susceptible to oxidation under investment casting operating conditions. A method for casting a turbine engine component having a... | 09/02/2010 |
| 20100218483 | CONTROLLED FAN STREAM FLOW BYPASS A turbine engine component of a turbofan engine fitted with a bypass air valve includes at least one turbine engine component having a surface with at least one aperture, said turbine engine component located from between a bypass fan duct and a turbine exhaust nozzle o... | 09/02/2010 |
| 20100218478 | Turbine engine compressor A counter-rotating blade stage in lieu of a stator stage may compensate for relatively low rotational speed of a gas turbine engine spool. A first spool may have at least one compressor blade stage and at least one turbine blade stage. A combustor is located between the... | 09/02/2010 |
| 20100206512 | Process and Refractory Metal Core For Creating Varying Thickness Microcircuits For Turbine Engine Components The present disclosure is directed to a refractory metal core for use in forming varying thickness microcircuits in turbine engine components, a process for forming the refractory metal core, and a process for forming the turbine engine components. The refractory metal ... | 08/19/2010 |
| 20100200549 | Microplasma Spray Apparatus and Method for Coating Articles Using Same A microplasma spray coating apparatus includes a microplasma apparatus with an anode, cathode, and an arc generator for generating an electric arc between the anode and cathode. An arc gas emitter injects inert gas through the electric arc. The electric arc is operable ... | 08/12/2010 |
| 20100199494 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MICROPLASMA SPRAY COATING A PORTION OF A COMPRESSOR BLADE IN A GAS TURBINE ENGINE A method and apparatus for microplasma spray coating a portion of a substrate, such as a gas turbine compressor blade, without masking any portions thereof. The apparatus includes a microplasma gun with an anode, cathode, and an arc generator for generating an electric ... | 08/12/2010 |
| 20100196728 | OXIDE COATING FOUNDATION FOR PROMOTING TBC ADHERENCE A process for improving the adherence of a thermal barrier coating to a substrate includes the steps of providing a substrate, depositing a masking layer of aluminum, an aluminum alloy, or titanium alloy, or titanium on a surface of the substrate, depositing a non-therm... | 08/05/2010 |
| 20100196684 | Turbine Element Repair Ion-enhanced physical vapor deposition is utilized to deposit repair material on Ti alloy turbine parts. Pulse modulation may be used to control a bias voltage and an ionization.... | 08/05/2010 |
| 20100196663 | Segmented Abradable Coatings and Process(es) for Applying the Same A segmented abradable ceramic coating comprises a bond coat layer, at least one segmented 7 weight percent yttria-stabilized zirconia layer disposed upon said bond coat layer, and at least one 12 weight percent yttria-stabilized zirconia layer disposed upon said at leas... | 08/05/2010 |
| 20100196605 | Yttria-Stabilized Zirconia Coating with a Molten Silicate Resistant Outer Layer A turbine engine component is provided which has a substrate, a yttria-stabilized zirconia coating applied over the substrate, and a molten silicate resistant outer layer. The molten silicate resistant outer layer is formed from gadolinia or gadolinia-stabilized zirconi... | 08/05/2010 |
| 20100196160 | COOLED TURBINE BLADE SHROUD A turbine blade for use in high temperature applications includes an as-cast airfoil portion and an as-cast outer tip shroud portion and the outer tip shroud portion has at least one as-cast internal cooling circuit for cooling the outer tip shroud, and the at least one... | 08/05/2010 |
| 20100196149 | Apparatus and Method for Preventing Cracking of Turbine Engine Cases A method for preventing cracking of a turbine engine case includes the steps of disposing at least two rails upon an exterior surface of a turbine engine case; and securing a first rail to a first means for attaching at least one fan exit guide vane to the turbine engin... | 08/05/2010 |
| 20100189911 | Bond Coating and Thermal Barrier Compositions, Processes for Applying Both, and Their Coated Articles A coated article includes an article having at least one surface and composed of a molybdenum based refractory metal alloy base substrate, a niobium based refractory metal alloy base substrate or a silicon base substrate. A bond coat layer is disposed upon the surface. ... | 07/29/2010 |
| 20100159149 | APPARATUS FOR REDUCING STRESS WHEN APPLYING COATINGS, PROCESSES FOR APPLYING THE SAME AND THEIR COATED ARTICLES A process for applying a coating to an axially split component includes the steps of installing at least one expansion or contraction device to at least one half of an axially split component; expanding at least one half to change a radius and maintain a constant curvat... | 06/24/2010 |
| 20100158695 | Superalloy Compositions, Articles, and Methods of Manufacture A composition of matter comprises, in combination, in weight percent: a largest content of nickel; at least 16.0 percent cobalt; and at least 3.0 percent tantalum. The composition may be used in power metallurgical processes to form turbine engine turbine disks.... | 06/24/2010 |
| 20100158669 | MICROCIRCUITS FOR SMALL ENGINES A turbine engine component for use in a small engine application has an airfoil portion having a root portion, a tip portion, a suction side wall, and a pressure side wall. The suction side wall and the pressure side wall have the same thickness. Still further, the turb... | 06/24/2010 |
| 20100155251 | HARD ANODIZE OF COLD SPRAY ALUMINUM LAYER A process for repairing components includes the steps of providing a component having an affected area on a surface of a component to be repaired; depositing a repair material over the affected area on the surface of the component so that the repair material plastically... | 06/24/2010 |
| 20100155224 | Multi-Component Deposition Ion-enhanced physical vapor deposition is augmented by sputtering to deposit multi-component materials. The process may be used to deposit coatings and repair material on Ti alloy turbine engine parts. The physical vapor deposition may be ion-enhanced electron beam phys... | 06/24/2010 |
| 20100154590 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING REFRACTORY METAL ALLOY POWDERS A process for producing refractory metal alloy powders includes the steps of blending at least one powder with at least one solvent and at least one binder to form a slurry; forming a plurality of agglomerates from the slurry; screening the plurality of agglomerates; si... | 06/24/2010 |
| 20100154425 | STRAIN TOLERANT THERMAL BARRIER COATING SYSTEM A method for forming a thermal barrier coating on a combustor panel or a fuel nozzle comprises the steps of: providing a component selected from the group consisting of a combustor panel, a bulkhead heat shield, and a fuel nozzle; optionally depositing a first layer of ... | 06/24/2010 |
| 20100151230 | PROCESS FOR CONTROLLING FATIGUE DEBIT OF A COATED ARTICLE A process for controlling fatigue debit when coating an article includes the steps of: cleaning at least one surface of an article including a structural material; depositing a bond coat material upon at least one cleaned surface of the article to form a bond coat layer... | 06/17/2010 |
| 20100150735 | Multi-Peripheral Serpentine Microcircuits For High Aspect Ratio Blades A cooling arrangement for a pressure side of an airfoil portion of a turbine engine component is provided. The cooling arrangement comprises a pair of cooling circuits embedded within a wall forming the pressure side. The pair of cooling circuits includes a first serpen... | 06/17/2010 |
| 20100150711 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PREVENTING CRACKING OF TURBINE ENGINE CASES A method for preventing cracking of a turbine engine case includes the steps of disposing at least two rails upon an exterior surface of a turbine engine case; and securing a first rail to a first means for attaching at least one fan exit guide vane to the turbine engin... | 06/17/2010 |
| 20100136241 | SILICATE RESISTANT THERMAL BARRIER COATING WITH ALTERNATING LAYERS A thermal barrier coating system for use on a turbine engine component which reduces sand related distress is provided. The coating system comprises at least one first layer of a stabilized material selected from the group consisting of zirconia, hafnia, and titania and... | 06/03/2010 |
| 20100135846 | LOWER COST HIGH STRENGTH SINGLE CRYSTAL SUPERALLOYS WITH REDUCED RE AND RU CONTENT A first embodiment of a nickel based alloy consists essentially of from 3.0 to 5.2 wt % chromium, from 1.5 to 3.0 wt % molybdenum, from 6.0 to 12.5 wt % tungsten, from 5.0 to 11 wt % tantalum, from 5.5 to 6.5 wt % aluminum, from 11 to 14 wt % cobalt, from 0.001 to 1.75 ... | 06/03/2010 |
