Patents by Inventor Daniel K. White

Daniel K. White has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Thermal barrier coating for a superalloy article
    Patent number: 5763107
    Abstract: A coated article includes a superalloy substrate, an intermediate bond coat and a thermal barrier coating. The bond coat may include a platinum aluminide layer underlying a thin oxide layer. The thin oxide layer may include alumina. The coated article has high strength and durability at high temperatures over extended periods of time and thus is especially useful in the form of, e.g., a turbine blade or turbine vane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 9, 1998
    Assignees: Rolls-Royce plc, Chromalloy United Kingdom Ltd.
    Inventors: David S. Rickerby, Daniel K. White, Stanley R. Bell
  • Thermal barrier coating for a superalloy article and method of application
    Patent number: 5645893
    Abstract: A coated article includes a superalloy substrate, an intermediate bond coat and a thermal barrier coating. The bond coat may include a platinum aluminide layer underlying a thin oxide layer. The thin oxide layer may include alumina. The coated article has high strength and durability at high temperatures over extended periods of time and thus is especially useful in the form of, e.g., a turbine blade or turbine vane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 8, 1997
    Assignees: Rolls-Royce plc, Chromalloy United Kingdom Limited
    Inventors: David S. Rickerby, Daniel K. White, Stanley R. Bell