Patents by Inventor Benjamin Howard Peterson

Benjamin Howard Peterson 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).

  • THERMAL BARRIER SYSTEMS INCLUDING YTTRIUM GRADIENT LAYERS AND METHODS FOR THE FORMATION THEREOF
    Publication number: 20120034471
    Abstract: Embodiments of a thermal barrier system are provided, as are embodiments of a method for forming such a thermal barrier system over a gas turbine engine component. In one embodiment, the thermal barrier system includes a bond coat formed over a surface of a gas turbine engine component, and an yttrium-stabilized zirconia thermal barrier coating formed over the bond coat. The yttrium-stabilized zirconia thermal barrier coating includes an yttrium gradient layer having an yttrium content that increases with increasing distance from the bond coat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2010
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Applicant: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventor: Benjamin Howard Peterson