Patents by Inventor William C. Basta
William C. Basta 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).
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Patent number: 10113225Abstract: A mask is used in aluminizing of superalloy turbine component, such as a turbine blade, where a region exposed to relatively high operating temperature is aluminized to form a diffusion aluminide coating and another region exposed to relatively lower operating temperatures is masked to prevent aluminizing of the masked region while concurrently being enriched in Cr and/or retaining a pre-existing Cr-content from the superalloy chemistry itself or from a previous chromizing operation.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2014Date of Patent: October 30, 2018Assignee: Howmet CorporationInventors: Kenneth S. Murphy, William C. Basta, Vincent J. Russo
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Publication number: 20160010472Abstract: The present invention provides a protective coating for a gas turbine blade or other component wherein the duplex coating includes an aluminum-bearing coating, such as a diffusion aluminide, formed on a first, relatively higher temperature region of the blade/component and a later-applied chromium-bearing diffusion coating formed on an adjacent relatively lower temperature region of the blade/component subject to hot corrosion in service. The chromium-bearing coating is applied after the aluminum-bearing coating by masking that coating and depositing a metallic chromium coating on the adjacent region followed by diffusing the chromium into the blade/component alloy to form a chromium-enriched diffusion coating thereon.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2013Publication date: January 14, 2016Applicant: Howment CorporationInventors: Kenneth S. Murphy, William C. Basta
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Publication number: 20140287143Abstract: A mask is used in aluminizing of superalloy turbine component, such as a turbine blade, where a region exposed to relatively high operating temperature is aluminized to form a diffusion aluminide coating and another region exposed to relatively lower operating temperatures is masked to prevent aluminizing of the masked region while concurrently being enriched in Cr and/or retaining a pre-existing Cr-content from the superalloy chemistry itself or from a previous chromizing operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2014Publication date: September 25, 2014Applicant: Howmet CorporationInventors: Kenneth S. Murphy, William C. Basta, Vincent J. Russo
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Patent number: 6291014Abstract: A CVD outwardly grown platinum aluminide diffusion coating on a nickel or cobalt base superalloy substrate wherein the platinum modified aluminide diffusion coating is modified to include silicon, hafnium, and optionally zirconium and/or other active elements (e.g. Ce, La, Y, etc.) each in a concentration of about 0.01 weight % to about 8 weight % of the outer additive (Ni,Pt)(Al,Si) layer of the coating. A particular coating includes about 0.01 weight % to less than 2 weight % of each of silicon, hafnium, and zirconium in the outer additive layer, preferably with a Hf/Si ratio less than about 1 and, when Zr also is present, a Hf+Zr/Si ratio of less than about 1. A coating microstructure is provided characterized by an inner diffusion zone or region adjacent the substrate and the outer additive (Ni,Pt)(Al,Si) layer including hafnium silicide second phase particles or regions dispersed throughout the outer additive layer of the coating.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 1999Date of Patent: September 18, 2001Assignee: Howmet Research CorporationInventors: Bruce M. Warnes, Daniel L. Near, David C. Punola, William C. Basta
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Patent number: 5989733Abstract: A CVD outwardly grown platinum aluminide diffusion coating on a nickel or cobalt base superalloy substrate wherein the platinum modified aluminide diffusion coating is modified to include silicon, hafnium, and optionally zirconium and/or other active elements (e.g. Ce, La, Y, etc.) each in a concentration of about 0.01 weight % to about 8 weight % of the outer additive (Ni,Pt)(Al,Si) layer of the coating. A particular coating includes about 0.01 weight % to less than 2 weight % of each of silicon, hafnium, and zirconium in the outer additive layer, preferably with a Hf/Si ratio less than about 1 and, when Zr also is present, a Hf+Zr/Si ratio of less than about 1. A coating microstructure is provided characterized by an inner diffusion zone or region adjacent the substrate and the outer additive (Ni,Pt)(Al,Si) layer including hafnium silicide second phase particles or regions dispersed throughout the outer additive layer of the coating.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 1996Date of Patent: November 23, 1999Assignee: Howmet Research CorporationInventors: Bruce M. Warnes, Daniel L. Near, David C. Punola, William C. Basta
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Patent number: 5658614Abstract: A method of improving the oxidation resistance of a platinum modified aluminide coating formed on a nickel base superalloy substrate, comprises providing a platinum layer on the substrate, heating the substrate in a coating retort to a temperature of at least about 1000.degree. C., forming external of the coating retort a high purity coating gas comprising hydrogen and aluminum trichloride, and introducing the coating gas into the coating retort to contact the heated substrate to form an outwardly grown, single phase [(Ni,Pt)]Al] platinum modified aluminide coating having reduced concentration of at least one of a substrate substitutional alloying element and a surface active tramp element selected from at least one of B, P, and S in said coating as compared to a platinum modified aluminide coating formed at a lower temperature.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 1994Date of Patent: August 19, 1997Assignee: Howmet Research CorporationInventors: William C. Basta, David C. Punola, Bruce M. Warnes
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Patent number: 5462013Abstract: A chemical vapor deposition (CVD) apparatus comprises a reactor having a coating chamber at elevated temperature, means for supporting substrates to be coated at different zones in the coating chamber, and means for supplying a gaseous reactant stream to the chamber for distribution to the coating zones in a manner that the stream is heated to substantially different temperatures at different coating zones. Reactivity-altering material is disposed at the coating zones for contact by the reactant stream supplied thereto before the reactant stream contacts a substrate at the zones. The reactivity-altering material includes a composition that differs between coating zones in dependence on the reactant stream temperatures at the coating zones as necessary to alter the reactivity of the reactant (i.e., activity of a particular chemical specie of the reactant stream) stream at the coating zones in a manner to provide substantially the same reactant reactivity at all coating zones.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 1993Date of Patent: October 31, 1995Assignee: Howmet CorporationInventors: David C. Punola, William C. Basta, Jeffery S. Smith
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Patent number: 5407704Abstract: Chemical vapor deposition apparatus comprises a reactor having a chamber with a coating region for coating a substrate and an exhaust region communicating with the coating region. The coating region includes an inlet for introduction of a gaseous reactant stream to pass over the substrate to react therewith to form a coating thereon and a spent gas stream. The exhaust region includes an outlet for exhausting the spent gas stream from the coating region. The substrate is supported in the coating region and heated to an elevated reaction temperature by suitable support means and heating means. A condensing assembly is disposed in the exhaust region for condensing excess, unreacted gaseous reactant from the spent gas stream before entry into the outlet. The condensing assembly includes a high surface area, apertured structure disposed in the exhaust region where the temperature of the spent gas stream is sufficiently reduced to condense excess, unreacted gaseous reactant therefrom.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 1993Date of Patent: April 18, 1995Assignee: Howmet CorporationInventors: William C. Basta, David C. Punola, Daniel L. Near, Jeffery S. Smith
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Patent number: 5264245Abstract: A chemical vapor deposition (CVD) method utilizing an apparatus comprising a reactor having a coating chamber at elevated temperature, means for supporting substrates to be coated at different zones in the coating chamber, and means for supplying a gaseous reactant stream to the chamber for distribution to the coating zones in a manner that the stream is heated to substantially different temperatures at different coating zones. Reactivity-altering material is disposed at the coating zones for contact by the reactant stream supplied thereto before the reactant stream contacts a substrate at the zones. The reactivity-altering material includes a composition that differs between coating zones in dependence on the reactant stream temperatures at the coating zones as necessary to alter the reactivity of the reactant (i.e., activity of a particular chemical specie of the reactant stream) stream at the coating zones in a manner to provide substantially the same reactant reactivity at all coating zones.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 1991Date of Patent: November 23, 1993Assignee: Howmet CorporationInventors: David C. Punola, William C. Basta, Jeffrey S. Smith
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Patent number: 5261963Abstract: Chemical vapor deposition apparatus comprises a reactor having a chamber with a coating region for coating a substrate and an exhaust region communicating with the coating region. The coating region includes an inlet for introduction of a gaseous reactant stream to pass over the substrate to react therewith to form a coating thereon and a spent gas stream. The exhaust region includes an outlet for exhausting the spent gas stream from the coating region. The substrate is supported in the coating region and heated to an elevated reaction temperature by suitable support means and heating means. A condensing assembly is disposed in the exhaust region for condensing excess, unreacted gaseous reactant from the spent gas stream before entry into the outlet. The condensing assembly includes a high surface area, apertured structure disposed in the exhaust region where the temperature of the spent gas stream is sufficiently reduced to condense excess, unreacted gaseous reactant therefrom.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 1991Date of Patent: November 16, 1993Assignee: Howmet CorporationInventors: William C. Basta, David C. Punola, Daniel L. Near, Jeffery S. Smith