Patents by Inventor Richard Wesley Jackson, III

Richard Wesley Jackson, 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).

  • Publication number: 20240343917
    Abstract: An article includes a substrate, a barrier layer disposed on the substrate, and an oxide-based ceramic material topcoat disposed on the barrier layer. The topcoat includes at least one crack. The article also includes a filler layer disposed on the topcoat and in the at least one crack. A method of applying a coating to an article and an article are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2023
    Publication date: October 17, 2024
    Inventors: James T. Beals, Xia Tang, Richard Wesley Jackson, III, Andrew Spaeth
  • Publication number: 20240318576
    Abstract: An article according to an exemplary embodiment of this disclosure includes a substrate and a bond coat disposed on the substrate. The bond coat includes a matrix. The matrix includes regions of ?-cristobalite. The article also includes a plurality of gettering particles disposed in the matrix, a plurality of diffusive particles disposed in the matrix, and an additive operable to stabilize the regions of ?-cristobalite at ambient temperatures dispersed in the matrix. An article and a method of coating an article are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2023
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Inventors: Richard Wesley Jackson, III, Xia Tang, James T. Beals, Nadia Rohbeck, David A. Litton, Olivier H. Sudre
  • Publication number: 20240317635
    Abstract: A method for forming an oxidation protection system on a carbon-carbon composite structure can comprise applying a boron slurry to the carbon-carbon composite structure, wherein the boron slurry comprises a boron compound, a first glass mixture, a first glass former, a first glass modifier, and a first carrier fluid, the first glass mixture including a first glass compound and a second glass compound, the first glass compound having a first viscosity-temperature profile that is at least one order of magnitude below a second viscosity-temperature profile of the second glass compound; applying a silicon slurry to the carbon-carbon composite structure, wherein the silicon slurry comprises a silicon compound, a third glass compound, a second glass former, a second glass modifier, and a second carrier fluid; and heating the carbon-carbon composite structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2023
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Applicant: Goodrich Corporation
    Inventors: Zhongfen Ding, Steven Poteet, John S. Linck, Xia Tang, Richard Wesley Jackson, III, Michael Miller, Virginia E. Collier, Hans L. Lehermeier
  • Publication number: 20240318695
    Abstract: A method for forming an oxidation protection system on a carbon-carbon composite structure comprises applying a boron slurry to the carbon-carbon composite structure, wherein the boron slurry comprises a boron composition, a first glass compound, a first glass former, a first glass modifier, and a first carrier fluid, the boron composition including a first metal boride, applying a silicon slurry to the carbon-carbon composite structure, wherein the silicon slurry comprises a silicon compound, a glass compound, a second glass former, a second glass modifier, an oxygen inhibitor, and a second carrier fluid; and heating the carbon-carbon composite structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2023
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Applicant: Goodrich Corporation
    Inventors: Zhongfen Ding, Steven Poteet, Michael Miller, Virginia E. Collier, Xia Tang, Richard Wesley Jackson, III
  • Publication number: 20240199497
    Abstract: A nanocomposite optical ceramic (NCOC) material includes a plurality of coated (core-shell) nanoparticles having nanoparticles of a first material coated with a coating of a second material. The first material and the second material are mutually insoluble and each have a transmissivity of at least 80% for an intended wavelength. The first material and the second material have a difference in index of refraction of less than 25%. The first material and second material have grins with a diameter of less than 1/20th the intended wavelength. The coating of the second material on the nanoparticles of the first material is up to 50 nm thick. The NCOC contains no more than 0.01% voids per unit volume.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2022
    Publication date: June 20, 2024
    Inventors: Richard Wesley Jackson, III, Kenneth D. Smith, Ying She, Stephanie Silberstein Bell, Richard Gentilman
  • Publication number: 20240182372
    Abstract: A method for coating a substrate includes spraying a combination of powders. The combination of powders includes: Hf0.5Si0.5O2; Zr0.5Si0.5O2; and, optionally, at least one of HfO2 and ZrO2. A molar ratio of said Hf0.5Si0.5O2 and HfO2 combined to said Zr0.5Si0.5O2 and ZrO2 combined is from 2:1 to 4:1. A molar ratio of said Hf0.5Si0.5O2 to said HfO2 is at least 1:3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2023
    Publication date: June 6, 2024
    Applicant: RTX Corporation
    Inventors: Xuan Liu, James T. Beals, Xia Tang, Richard Wesley Jackson, III, William J. Joost
  • Publication number: 20240166890
    Abstract: An article includes a substrate and a bond coat disposed on the substrate. The bond coat includes a matrix, a plurality of gettering particles disposed in the matrix, a plurality of diffusive particles disposed in the matrix, a radiation-absorbing component disposed in the matrix, wherein the radiation-absorbing component is concentrated at an outer surface of the bond coat. An article and a method of protecting an article are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2022
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Inventors: Richard Wesley Jackson, III, Xia Tang, James T. Beals, David A. Litton, Brian T. Hazel
  • Publication number: 20240158310
    Abstract: A barrier layer for an article according to an exemplary embodiment of this disclosure, among other possible things includes a bond coat comprising a matrix, diffusive particles disposed in the matrix, and gettering particles disposed in the matrix. The composition of the gettering particles is a reaction product of the chemical reaction of Equation 1 defined by Equation 2: Si w ? O x ? C y ? N z + ? ? O 2 = w ? Si ? O 2 + y ? CO + z 2 ? N 2 Equation ? 1 ? = 2 ? w + y - x 2 Equation ? 2 A barrier layer is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2023
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Inventors: Richard Wesley Jackson, III, Xia Tang, James T. Beals
  • Publication number: 20230416538
    Abstract: An article according to an exemplary embodiment of this disclosure, among other possible things includes a substrate and a barrier layer on the substrate. The barrier layer includes a bond coat comprising a matrix, diffusive particles disposed in the matrix, and gettering particles disposed in the matrix; a topcoat; and a porous interlayer disposed between the topcoat and the bond coat. The porous interlayer has a porosity that is greater than a porosity of the topcoat. A slurry composition for applying an interlayer to an article and method of applying a top coat to an article are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2022
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: Xia Tang, Richard Wesley Jackson, III, James T. Beals, David A. Litton, Brian T. Hazel
  • Publication number: 20230415193
    Abstract: An article according to an exemplary embodiment of this disclosure, among other possible things includes a substrate and a barrier layer on the substrate. The barrier layer includes a bond coat comprising a matrix, diffusive particles disposed in the matrix, and gettering particles disposed in the matrix; and a topcoat including a constituent that is reactive with calcium-magnesium-alumino-silicate (CMAS). An article and a method applying a calcium-magnesium-alumino-silicate (CMAS)-resistant topcoat are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2022
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: David A. Litton, Elisa M. Zaleski, James T. Beals, Richard Wesley Jackson, III, Xia Tang
  • Publication number: 20230416157
    Abstract: An article according to an exemplary embodiment of this disclosure, among other possible things includes a substrate and a barrier layer on the substrate. The barrier layer includes a bond coat comprising a matrix, diffusive particles disposed in the matrix, and gettering particles disposed in the matrix. At least about 10% of the gettering particles are in a crystalline phase. The article also includes a top coat. An article is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2022
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: David A. Litton, Richard Wesley Jackson, III, Xia Tang, James T. Beals
  • Publication number: 20230391683
    Abstract: A method of applying a top coat to an article according to an exemplary embodiment of this disclosure, among other possible things includes providing an article having a bond coat; applying a slurry directly onto the bond coat, the slurry including particles of a top coat material and at least one sintering aid in a carrier fluid; and sintering the top coat. A slurry composition for applying a top coat to an article is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2022
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventors: Xia Tang, James T. Beals, Richard Wesley Jackson, III, David A. Litton, Brian T. Hazel
  • Publication number: 20230390801
    Abstract: A method of repairing a coating on an article according to an exemplary embodiment of this disclosure, among other possible things includes defining a work area surrounding a discontinuity in the coating, the coating including undisturbed bond coat and undisturbed top coat; removing coating material within the work area; applying a slurry containing bond coat constituents in a carrier fluid to the work area; curing the slurry to form a repaired bond coat; applying a slurry containing top coat constituents in a carrier fluid to the work area; and curing the slurry to form a repaired top coat. A method of repairing a coating on an article and an article are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2022
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventors: David A. Litton, James T. Beals, Richard Wesley Jackson, III, Xia Tang
  • Publication number: 20230312428
    Abstract: A coating according to an exemplary embodiment of this disclosure, among other possible things includes a bond coat including gettering particles and diffusive particles dispersed in a matrix; a top coat disposed over the bond coat, the top coat includes metal silicate particles; and an intermediate layer between the bond coat and the top coat. The intermediate layer includes hafnium silicate particles and matrix. A concentration of metal silicate in the intermediate layer is less than a concentration of metal silicate in the top coat. An article is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2022
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Richard Wesley Jackson, III, Xia Tang, James T. Beals
  • Publication number: 20230313993
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine component having a substrate; a thermal barrier coating on the substrate having a porous microstructure; and a reflective layer conforming to the porous microstructure of the thermal barrier coating, wherein the reflective layer comprises a conforming nanolaminate defined by alternating layers of platinum group metal materials selected from the group consisting of platinum group metal-based alloys, platinum group metal intermetallic compounds, mixtures of platinum group metal with metal oxides and combinations thereof. A capping layer can be added over the reflective layer. A supporting layer can be added between the reflective layer and the thermal barrier coating. A process is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2022
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Tianli Zhu, Richard Wesley Jackson, III, John A. Sharon, James T. Beals, Brian T. Hazel
  • Publication number: 20230313385
    Abstract: A coating according to an exemplary embodiment of this disclosure, among other possible things includes a bond coat including gettering particles and diffusive particles dispersed in a matrix, a top coat disposed over the bond coat, and an intermediate layer between the bond coat and the top coat. The intermediate layer includes non-silicate oxide particles dispersed in a matrix. An article and a method of protecting a ceramic-based substrate are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2022
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Richard Wesley Jackson, III, Xia Tang, James T. Beals
  • Publication number: 20230312425
    Abstract: A method of making a ceramic matrix composite according to an exemplary embodiment of this disclosure, among other possible things includes forming a ceramic matrix composite component by infiltrating an array of ceramic-based fibers with a ceramic-based matrix. The array of ceramic-based fibers forms a surface that includes gaps between adjacent ones of the fibers. The method also includes applying a paste including filler particles and filler matrix in a carrier fluid to the surface of the ceramic-based fibers that includes the gaps such that the paste fills the gaps and removing the carrier fluid to leave behind a filler including the filler particles and the filler matrix in the gaps. A ceramic matrix composite component is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2022
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Richard Wesley Jackson, III, Xia Tang, James T. Beals
  • Publication number: 20230192563
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a ceramic matrix composite comprising a preform comprising a plurality of plies; a ceramic matrix encompassing the plies and distributed through the plies; and thermally conducting particles distributed through the ceramic matrix. Disclosed herein is a method comprising distributing thermally conducting particles between plies in a preform; infiltrating chemical vapors of a ceramic precursor into the plies; and reacting the ceramic precursor to form a matrix.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2022
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Kathryn S. Read, Tyler G. Vincent, Richard Wesley Jackson, III