Patents by Inventor Alan David Cetel

Alan David Cetel 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: 20020130047
    Abstract: According to the invention, an article that is exposed to high temperature e.g., over 1000° C. during operation is disclosed. In one embodiment, a method for a gas turbine engine includes a directionally solidifed metallic substrate, e.g., a superalloy, which defines an airfoil, a root and a platform located between the blade and root. The platform has an underside adjacent the root, and a corrosion resistant overlay coating such as an MCrAlY or a noble metal containing aluminide or corrosion inhibiting ceramic is located on portions or the blade not previously covered with such coatings, e.g., the underside of the platform and the neck. The applied coating prevents corrosion and stress corrosion cracking of blade in these regions. Where the airfoil is also created, the airfoil coating may have a composition different from that of the coating on the underplatform surfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2002
    Publication date: September 19, 2002
    Applicant: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: William Patrick Allen, Walter E. Olson, Dilip M. Shah, Alan David Cetel
  • Patent number: 6435830
    Abstract: According to the invention, an article that is exposed to high temperatures, e.g., over 1000° C. during operation is disclosed. In one embodiment, a turbine blade for a gas turbine engine includes a directionally solidified metallic substrate, e.g., a superalloy, which defines an airfoil, a root and a platform located between the blade and root. The platform has an underside adjacent the root, and a corrosion resistant overlay coating such as an MCrAlY is located on the underside of the platform and the neck. The applied coating prevents corrosion and stress corrosion cracking of blade in these regions. Where the airfoil is also coated, the airfoil coating may have a composition different from that of the coating on the underplatform surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2002
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: William Patrick Allen, Walter E. Olson, Dilip M. Shah, Alan David Cetel
  • Patent number: 6270318
    Abstract: According to the invention, an article that is exposed to high temperatures, e.g., over 1000° C. during operation is disclosed. In one embodiment, a turbine blade for a gas turbine engine includes a directionally solidified metallic substrate, e.g., a superalloy, which defines an airfoil, a root and a platform located between the blade and root. The platform has an underside adjacent the root, and a corrosion resistant ceramic overlay coating such as a stabilized zirconia is located on the underside of the platform and the neck. The applied coating prevents corrosion and stress corrosion cracking of blades in these regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2001
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Dilip M. Shah, Alan David Cetel
  • Publication number: 20010004474
    Abstract: According to the invention, an article that is exposed to high temperatures, e.g., over 1000° C. during operation is disclosed. In one embodiment, a method for a gas turbine engine includes a directionally solidified metallic substrate, e.g., a superalloy, which defines an airfoil, a root and a platform located between the blade and root. The platform has an underside adjacent the root, and a corrosion resistant overlay coating such as an MCrAlY or a noble metal containing aluminide or corrosion inhibiting ceramic is located on portions or the blade not previously covered with such coatings, e.g., the underside of the platform and the neck. The applied coating prevents corrosion and stress corrosion cracking of blade in these regions. Where the airfoil is also coated, the airfoil coating may have a composition different from that of the coating on the underplatform surfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2000
    Publication date: June 21, 2001
    Applicant: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: William Patrick Allen, Walter E. Olson, Dilip M. Shah, Alan David Cetel
  • Publication number: 20010004475
    Abstract: According to the invention, an article that is exposed to high temperatures, e.g.. over 1000° C. during operation is disclosed. In one embodiment, a method for a gas turbine engine includes a directionally solidified metallic substrate, e.g., a superalloy, which defines an airfoil, a root and a platform located between the blade and root. The platform has an underside adjacent the root, and a corrosion resistant overlay coating such as an MCrAlY or a noble metal containing aluminide or corrosion inhibiting ceramic is located on portions or the blade not previously covered with such coatings, e.g., the underside of the platform and the neck. The applied coating prevents corrosion and stress corrosion cracking of blade in these regions. Where the airfoil is also coated, the airfoil coating may have a composition different from that of the coating on the underplatform surfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2000
    Publication date: June 21, 2001
    Applicant: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: William Patrick Allen, Walter E. Olson, Dilip M. Shah, Alan David Cetel