Patents by Inventor Arnold Thomas Henry

Arnold Thomas Henry 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 manufacturing articles for high temperature use, and articles made therewith
    Patent number: 7005200
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing an article for use in a high-temperature environment, and an article for use in such an environment, are presented. The method comprises providing a substrate; selecting a desired vertical crack density for a protective coating to be deposited on the substrate; providing a powder, wherein the powder has a size range selected to provide a coating having the desired vertical crack density; and applying a thermal-sprayed coating to the substrate, the coating having the desired vertical crack density, wherein the powder is used as a raw material for the coating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2006
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Hongyu Wang, David Joseph Mitchell, Yuk-Chiu Lau, Arnold Thomas Henry
  • Method for manufacturing articles for high temperature use, and articles made therewith
    Patent number: 6866897
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing an article for use in a high-temperature environment, and an article for use in such an environment, are presented. The method comprises providing a substrate; selecting a desired vertical crack density for a protective coating to be deposited on the substrate; providing a powder, wherein the powder has a size range selected to provide a coating having the desired vertical crack density; and applying a thermal-sprayed coating to the substrate, the coating having the desired vertical crack density, wherein the powder is used as a raw material for the coating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2005
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Hongyu Wang, David Joseph Mitchell, Yuk-Chiu Lau, Arnold Thomas Henry
  • Method for manufacturing articles for high temperature use, and articles made therewith
    Publication number: 20040062954
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing an article for use in a high-temperature environment, and an article for use in such an environment, are presented. The method comprises providing a substrate; selecting a desired vertical crack density for a protective coating to be deposited on the substrate; providing a powder, wherein the powder has a size range selected to provide a coating having the desired vertical crack density; and applying a thermal-sprayed coating to the substrate, the coating having the desired vertical crack density, wherein the powder is used as a raw material for the coating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2002
    Publication date: April 1, 2004
    Applicant: General Electric Company-Global Research Center
    Inventors: Hongyu Wang, David Joseph Mitchell, Yuk-Chiu Lau, Arnold Thomas Henry