Patents by Inventor Nicholas F. Bader, III

Nicholas F. Bader, III 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).

  • Hollow sphere ceramic particles for abradable coatings
    Patent number: 4450184
    Abstract: A hollow sphere ceramic flame spray powder is disclosed. The desired constituents are first formed into agglomerated particles in a spray drier. Then the agglomerated particles are introduced into a plasma flame which is adjusted so that the particles collected are substantially hollow. The hollow sphere ceramic particles are suitable for flame spraying a porous and abradable coating. The hollow particles may be selected from the group consisting of zirconium oxide and magnesium zirconate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 1982
    Date of Patent: May 22, 1984
    Assignee: METCO Incorporated
    Inventors: Frank N. Longo, Nicholas F. Bader, III, Mitchell R. Dorfman