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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6408610 | Method of adjusting gas turbine component cooling air flow A method of adjusting airflow through a plurality of cooling holes by depositing a thermal barrier coating on an exterior surface and/or an interior surface of the component by a physical vapor deposition process. The cooling holes are not masked. Thus, a... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6391475 | Modified aluminum-containing protective coating and its preparation A nickel-base superalloy substrate has an overlying protective coating including a modified aluminum-containing protective layer. The modified aluminum-containing protective layer is formed of nickel, aluminum, calcium in an amount of from about 50 to abo... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6375425 | Transpiration cooling in thermal barrier coating A method for transpiration cooling of the flow path surface region of an engine component used in a gas turbine engine by channeling a substrate to provide cooling channels through the substrate having a diameter of about 0.005" to about 0.02" to allow pa... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6372321 | Coated article with internal stabilizing portion and method for making A coated article is provided with a coating stabilizing portion in a coating combination on a substrate of the article. The coating combination includes a coating diffusion portion on the substrate and an outer coating portion outwardly from the coating d... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6367687 | Method for preparing a plate rim for brazing A method is provided for treating cooperating, juxtaposed substantially uncoated alloy substrate surfaces in preparation for brazing, for example an inner wall of the radially outer open end of a turbine engine blading member with the rim of an end plate ... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6355116 | Method for renewing diffusion coatings on superalloy substrates A method for controlled removal of a portion of a diffusion coating from the outer surface of a nickel-containing superalloy article. A diffusion coating typically includes a diffusion layer between an outer aluminide layer and the nickel-containing subst... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6354310 | Apparatus and process to clean and strip coatings from hardware Apparatus for stripping ceramic coatings from the surfaces of articles. The apparatus includes a dedicated pressure vessel, such as an autoclave, which is maintained at an elevated temperature. Caustic solution is preheated to a first elevated temperature... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6352788 | Thermal barrier coating A thermal barrier coating (TBC) system for components designed for use in a hostile thermal environment, such as the turbine, combustor and augmentor sections of a gas turbine engine. The TBC system employs a thermal-insulating ceramic topcoat that is com... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6345441 | Method of repairing combustion chamber liners A method of repairing an annular transpiration cooled liner for a combustion chamber of a gas turbine engine. An annular portion of the liner including a damaged region is removed from between an upstream section and a downstream section of the liner. She... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6344282 | Graded reactive element containing aluminide coatings for improved high temperature performance and method for producing A diffusion aluminide coating having a graded structure is applied over a nickel base superalloy substrate. The coating has an inner region of a diffusion aluminide adjacent to the substrate rich in a reactive element, typically Hf, Si or combinations of ... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6342278 | Method for forming a thermal barrier coating by electron beam physical vapor deposition A method of depositing a ceramic thermal barrier coating on an article that will be subjected to a hostile environment, such as turbine, combustor and augmentor components of a gas turbine engine. The thermal barrier coating is deposited by electron beam ... | 01/29/2002 |
| 6340500 | Thermal barrier coating system with improved aluminide bond coat and method therefor A method for improving the thermal fatigue life of a thermal barrier coating (TBC) deposited on an aluminide bond coat through a process by which the surface morphology of the aluminide bond coat is modified to eliminate or at least reduce oxidation and o... | 01/22/2002 |
| 6334907 | Method of controlling thickness and aluminum content of a diffusion aluminide coating A process for forming a diffusion aluminide coating on a substrate, such as a component for a gas turbine engine. The process generally entails placing the substrate in a suitable coating chamber, flowing an inert or reducing gas into and through the coat... | 01/01/2002 |
| 6333121 | Low-sulfur article having a platinum-aluminide protective layer and its preparation A coated article is prepared by furnishing an nickel-base article substrate having a free sulfur content of more than 0 but less than about 1 part per million by weight. A protective layer is formed at a surface of the article substrate. The protective la... | 12/25/2001 |
| 6332926 | Apparatus and method for selectively coating internal and external surfaces of an airfoil A gas turbine airfoil has an external surface and an internal passage therethrough. The internal passage is selectively coated by providing a source of a flowable precursor coating material in contact with the internal passage of the airfoil, and providin... | 12/25/2001 |
| 6332490 | Apparatus for bonding a strip to an article surface A method for repairing a discrete damaged part of a strip bonded to an article surface includes applying a first removable masking member along and adjacent the damaged part of the strip and separated from the strip by a gap of at least 0.005", and applyi... | 12/25/2001 |
| 6332935 | Processing of titanium-alloy billet for improved ultrasonic inspectability A starting workpiece of a titanium-base alloy having a temperature-composition phase diagram with a beta region and an alpha-beta region separated by a beta transus temperature is processed by first forging the starting workpiece at a first temperature in... | 12/25/2001 |
| 6328810 | Method for locally removing oxidation and corrosion product from the surface of turbine engine components A method for removing products of hot corrosion and oxidation from selective portions of surfaces of a gas turbine engine, such as coatings and substrates, following exposure of the surfaces to hot oxidative gases of the turbine exhaust. The method involv... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6326585 | Apparatus for laser twist weld of compressor blisks airfoils Apparatus for performing laser weld repair of complex titanium-base material parts for gas turbine engines. The complex arts, typically compressor blisk airfoil assemblies are enclosed in a local dry box and purged in an inert gas atmosphere. Laser weld r... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6316048 | Methods for providing ceramic matrix composite components with increased thermal capacity A method for enhancing the cooling capability of a turbine component made from a ceramic matrix composite. The method improves the thermal performance of the component by producing a surface having increased cooling capacity, thereby allowing the componen... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6296447 | Gas turbine component having location-dependent protective coatings thereon A gas turbine component includes a platform having a first coating on at least a portion thereof, where the first coating is a diffusion aluminide coating. An airfoil extends from the platform and has an external surface and an internal surface defining c... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6296909 | Method for thermally spraying crack-free mullite coatings on ceramic-based substrates A process for depositing a mullite coating on a silicon-based material, such as those used to form articles exposed to high temperatures and including the hostile thermal environment of a gas turbine engine. The process is generally to thermally spray a m... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6291084 | Nickel aluminide coating and coating systems formed therewith An environmental overlay coating for articles used in hostile thermal environments, such as turbine, combustor and augmentor components of a gas turbine engine. The overlay coating is predominantly beta-phase NiAl with limited alloying additions of zircon... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6287080 | Elastomeric formulation used in the construction of lightweight aircraft engine fan blades A formulation used in the construction of lightweight aircraft engine fan blades. The formulation comprises a polyurethane elastomer composition, which is formed from a prepolymer, a curative and an antioxidant and molded into the blades. Optionally, a hi... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6284070 | Heat treatment for improved properties of alpha-beta titanium-base alloys An alpha-beta titanium-base alloy is heat treated to improve its dwell fatigue properties while retaining a good balance of mechanical properties. The heat treatment includes first heating the alpha-beta titanium-base alloy to a first heat-treatment tempe... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6283714 | Protection of internal and external surfaces of gas turbine airfoils A gas turbine airfoil includes an internal cooling passage defined by an internal airfoil surface, and an external airfoil surface. The gas turbine airfoil is protected on both the internal airfoil surface and the external airfoil surface. The internal ai... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6280550 | Fabrication of composite articles having an infiltrated matrix A composite article is fabricated by preparing a porous first region piece having a first reinforcement material with no matrix, and rigidizing the first reinforcement material to form a porous first coated preform. At least one second-region layer of a s... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6273678 | Modified diffusion aluminide coating for internal surfaces of gas turbine components An article is formed of a gas turbine component having a substrate, an internal passage through the substrate defining an internal surface of the substrate, and an internal protective layer overlying the internal surface of the substrate. The internal pro... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6274078 | Method of removing cores from ceramic matrix composite articles A method of removing a core from a CMC component in which the core was used to form an internal cavity. According to one embodiment of the invention, the core is removed from a fully densified CMC component by heating the component and core to a temperatu... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6267558 | Dual intensity peening and aluminum-bronze wear coating surface enhancement An article and a method for improving an article that results in a reduction or elimination of damage due to fretting from contact of similar metals. The invention specifically reduces wear-related fretting between titanium alloy parts by lowering the str... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6258226 | Device for preventing plating of material in surface openings of turbine airfoils A method for preventing the deposition of material in an opening near a surface of an article, and a masking insert therefore. The method and insert are particularly suited for preventing the plating of a metal, such as platinum, on turbine airfoils or tu... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6254756 | Preparation of components having a partial platinum coating thereon A curved component such as a turbine airfoil, shroud, or combustor centerbody is prepared with a platinum or a platinum-aluminide protective coating over only a portion of the surface thereof. The coating may serve as an environmental coating, or as a bon... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6255001 | Bond coat for a thermal barrier coating system and method therefor A thermal barrier coating system and a method for forming the coating system on an article. The coating system employs a bond coat of a nickel aluminide alloy over which a thermal-insulating ceramic layer is deposited. The nickel aluminide bond coat conta... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6253441 | Fabrication of articles having a coating deposited through a mask A substrate article is processed by masking a first portion of the substrate article with a maskant including a foil layer overlying and contacting the first portion of the substrate article, leaving a second portion of the substrate article exposed, and ... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6231699 | Heat treatment of gamma titanium aluminide alloys A gamma titanium aluminide alloy article, is prepared using a piece of a gamma titanium aluminide alloy having a composition capable of forming alpha, alpha-2, and gamma phases. The alpha transus temperature of the gamma titanium aluminide alloy piece is ... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6213192 | Large structural, thin-wall castings made of metals subject to hot tearing, and their fabrication An article, such as a gas turbine engine mixer, is made by providing a mold structure defining a thin-walled, hollow article, and a base metal that is subject to hot tear cracking when cast in a generally equiaxed polycrystalline form, such as Rene' 108 a... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6210791 | Article with a diffuse reflective barrier coating and a low-emissity coating thereon, and its preparation A coated article suitable for use at elevated temperature is formed of a substrate made from metal or a ceramic, a diffuse reflective barrier coating overlying the substrate, and a low-emissivity top coat covering the diffuse reflective barrier coating. T... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6210488 | Method of removing a thermal barrier coating A method of removing a thermal barrier coating from cooling holes in the surface of a component designed for use in a hostile thermal environment, such as the turbine, combustor and augmentor sections of a gas turbine engine. The method is particularly su... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6190471 | Fabrication of superalloy articles having hafnium- or zirconium-enriched protective layer A superalloy article has a protective layer thereon, either in the form of an environmental coating or a the bond coat for a thermal barrier coating system. The protective layer has a high content of hafnium and/or zirconium to improve the adherence and p... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6177186 | Heat reflective, erosion and wear resistant coating mixture, method and coated article An air sprayable, fluid, non-metallic coating mixture to provide an article coating having the ability to reflect at least 75% of heat energy in the frequency range of up to 2.6 microns comprises the combination of two different alpha alumina powders. A f... | 01/23/2001 |
