Patents by Inventor Richard J. Fenton

Richard J. Fenton 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).

  • Method for applying diffusion aluminide coating
    Patent number: 4944858
    Abstract: Sputtering techniques are utilized to form an aluminum rich diffusion coating on the surface of a superalloy substrate. The coating contains additions of oxygen active elements, such as yttrium, and the coating has an outward diffusion aluminide microstructure obtained by carrying the sputtering process out at temperatures in the range of about 1,010.degree.-1,150.degree. C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 1988
    Date of Patent: July 31, 1990
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Kenneth S. Murphy, Robert E. Hendricks, Richard J. Fenton
  • Sputtering target fabrication method
    Patent number: 4135286
    Abstract: A method for producing a cooled sputtering target assembly is described. The resultant target is also described. The material to be sputtered is provided in the form of powder which is hot isostatically pressed in a toroidal metallic container under conditions which promote compaction and bonding of the powder particles to form a fully dense material. The container is then partially removed from the target material except for a remnant around the outer surface. A cooling jacket is then fabricated and attached to the remnant of the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 1977
    Date of Patent: January 23, 1979
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Robert J. Wright, Ralph J. Hecht, Richard J. Fenton