Patents by Inventor Blair A. Smith
Blair A. Smith 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: 11951506Abstract: A handheld applicator for delivery of post-treatment coating following application of a conversion coating includes a first vessel extending longitudinally and containing SOCOSURF PACS™ solution, a second vessel extending longitudinally and containing hydrogen peroxide, a pH indicator contained in one of the first or second vessels, a mixing region configured to combine the SOCOSURF PACS™ solution, hydrogen peroxide, and pH indicator.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2022Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: Hamilton Sundstrand CorporationInventors: Brodie Gross, Cody Coogan, Blair A. Smith, Kevin R. Bordage
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Publication number: 20240082872Abstract: A handheld applicator for delivery of post-treatment coating following application of a conversion coating includes a first vessel extending longitudinally and containing Socosurf PACS solution, a second vessel extending longitudinally and containing hydrogen peroxide, a pH indicator contained in one of the first or second vessels, a mixing region configured to combine the Socosurf PACS solution, hydrogen peroxide, and pH indicator.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2022Publication date: March 14, 2024Inventors: Brodie Gross, Cody Coogan, Blair A. Smith, Kevin R. Bordage
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Publication number: 20240084457Abstract: A method of forming a coated composite article comprises treating a surface of a composite article to form a treated composite article having a plurality of voids in the surface, applying an expansive interface coating to the surface and plurality of voids of the treated composite article to form an intermediate composite article, the expansive interface coating comprising an expansive alloy, and applying a metallic coating to the intermediate composite article using one of electroless plating, electrolytic plating, and thermal spraying. Each void of at least a subset of the plurality of voids comprises an opening at the surface that is narrower than an inward dimension of the respective void.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2022Publication date: March 14, 2024Inventors: Kevin R. Bordage, Blair A. Smith
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Patent number: 11884426Abstract: A compression apparatus includes an outer shell; a first plate and second plate, where the first plate and the second plate are located within the outer shell and a face of the first plate opposes a face of the second plate The compression apparatus also includes a compression mechanism which retractably moves the face of the second plate into contact with the face of the first plate. The face of the first plate or the face of the second plate includes a substrate layer, and a coating layer over the substrate layer, where the coating layer includes a plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition material.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2020Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATIONInventors: Steven Poteet, Timothy R. Boysen, Blair A. Smith, Jorge Ramon Mesa, Brian K. Orwig
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Patent number: 11807779Abstract: A method of applying a trivalent chromium or chromium-free conversion coating to a metallic substrate including mixing a dye compound that interacts with electromagnetic radiation outside the human visual spectrum but not electromagnetic radiation that is within the human visual spectrum to produce an observable emission into the trivalent chromium or chromium-free conversion coating mixture to allow for inspection of the coating after applied with a correlating electromagnetic radiation source.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2021Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATIONInventors: Sean C. Emerson, Blair A. Smith, Weina Li, Georgios S. Zafiris, Bart Antonie Van Hassel
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Publication number: 20230304161Abstract: In one aspect, a spray foam chemical conversion coating includes a non-hexavalent chromium aqueous chemical conversion coating solution, a foaming agent, and a propellant. In another aspect, a method of producing a corrosion-resistant coating includes spraying a foam chemical conversion coating on a surface of a metal substrate, allowing the foam chemical conversion coating to react with the surface, and removing excess foam chemical conversion coating from the surface. The foam chemical conversion coating contains no hexavalent chromium.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2022Publication date: September 28, 2023Inventors: Cody Coogan, Kevin R. Bordage, Blair A. Smith, Erik W. Karlen, Brodie Gross
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Publication number: 20230227978Abstract: A method can include vapor depositing a corrosion resistant coating to internal and external surfaces of a metallic air data probe. For example, vapor depositing can include using atomic layer deposition (ALD). The method can include placing the metallic air data probe in a vacuum chamber and evacuating the vacuum chamber before using vapor deposition. The corrosion resistant coating can be or include a ceramic coating. In certain embodiments, vapor depositing can include applying a first precursor, then applying a second precursor to the first precursor to form the ceramic coating.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2023Publication date: July 20, 2023Applicant: Rosemount Aerospace Inc.Inventors: Steven Poteet, Marc E. Gage, Blair A. Smith
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Patent number: 11691338Abstract: An article includes a body, which includes a thermoplastic or thermoset material and a plurality of metallic fibers distributed throughout the thermoplastic or thermoset material and has a first subset of the plurality of metallic fibers extending onto a first surface of the body. The manufactured article includes a metallic coating metallically bonded to the first subset of the plurality of metallic fibers. The metal fibers extending onto the first surface are configured to bond with the metallic coating.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2019Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignee: HAMILTON SUNSTRAND CORPORATIONInventors: Ricardo O. Brown, Blair A. Smith
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Publication number: 20230151291Abstract: A corrosion-resistant wet film lubricant composition includes a lubricating pigment, an oil, and a thickener. The lubricating pigment comprises graphene platelets and is dispersed in the oil, and the thickener thickens the wet film lubricant. The graphene platelets are oxidized and functionalized with a silane. In another example, a method of producing a corrosion-resistant lubricant includes oxidizing exfoliated graphene to produce oxidized graphene platelets, functionalizing the oxidized graphene platelets with a silane to produce functionalized graphene platelets, and dispersing the functionalized graphene platelets in a lubricant composition, wherein the lubricant composition comprises an oil and a thickener.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2021Publication date: May 18, 2023Inventors: Steven Poteet, Blair A. Smith, Marc E. Gage, Vijay V. Pujar
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Patent number: 11629403Abstract: A method can include vapor depositing a corrosion resistant coating to internal and external surfaces of a metallic air data probe. For example, vapor depositing can include using atomic layer deposition (ALD). The method can include placing the metallic air data probe in a vacuum chamber and evacuating the vacuum chamber before using vapor deposition. The corrosion resistant coating can be or include a ceramic coating. In certain embodiments, vapor depositing can include applying a first precursor, then applying a second precursor to the first precursor to form the ceramic coating.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2018Date of Patent: April 18, 2023Assignee: Rosemount Aerospace Inc.Inventors: Steven Poteet, Marc E. Gage, Blair A. Smith
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Patent number: 11613813Abstract: Disclosed is a corrosion inhibition coating, comprising: a base comprising a silicate matrix, wherein aluminum, an aluminum alloy, or a combination thereof, is present within the silicate matrix; and an inhibitor comprising: zinc molybdate, cerium citrate, magnesium metasilicate, a metal phosphate silicate, or a combination thereof, wherein a curing temperature of the corrosion inhibition coating is about 20° C. to about 190° C., preferably about 20° C. to about 120° C. Also disclosed is a substrate coated with the corrosion inhibition coating, wherein the substrate is a peened part.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2020Date of Patent: March 28, 2023Assignee: HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATIONInventors: Tianli Zhu, Weilong Zhang, Michael A. Kryzman, Blair A. Smith, Georgios S. Zafiris, Olivier Brucelle
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Patent number: 11603474Abstract: A method of corrosion inhibition on a substrate may comprise: applying a sealing solution to an anodized surface of the substrate, wherein the sealing solution may comprise a nanomaterial dopant and a corrosion inhibiting compound, wherein the nanomaterial dopant may comprise at least one of graphene nanoplatelets, carbon nanotubes, and carbon nanofibers, and wherein the corrosion inhibiting compound may comprise at least one of a trivalent chromium compound, a trivalent praseodymium compound, nickel acetate, cobalt acetate, siloxanes, silicates, orthophosphates, molybdates, or a compound comprising at least one of elemental or ionic praseodymium, cerium, cesium, lanthanum, zinc, lithium, magnesium, or yttrium; and drying the sealing solution on the substrate to form a sealing layer comprising the nanomaterial dopant and the corrosion inhibiting compound.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2019Date of Patent: March 14, 2023Assignee: Goodrich CorporationInventors: Steven A. Poteet, Blair A. Smith, Vijay V. Pujar, Leslie Steele
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Patent number: 11572521Abstract: A corrosion-resistant dry film lubricant composition includes a lubricating pigment, a binder, and a solvent. The lubricating pigment comprises graphene platelets and is dispersed in the binder, and the solvent solubilizes the lubricant pigment and the binder. The graphene platelets are oxidized and functionalized with a silane. A method of producing a corrosion-resistant lubricant includes oxidizing exfoliated graphene to produce oxidized graphene platelets, functionalizing the oxidized graphene platelets with a silane to produce functionalized graphene platelets, and dispersing the functionalized graphene platelets in a lubricant composition, wherein the lubricant composition comprises a binder and a solvent.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2021Date of Patent: February 7, 2023Assignee: Hamilton Sundstrand CorporationInventors: Steven Poteet, Blair A. Smith, Marc E. Gage, Vijay V. Pujar
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Patent number: 11542617Abstract: An electroplating system includes an enclosure with an interior, an anode lead extending through the enclosure and into the interior, and a porous body. The porous body is supported within the interior of the enclosure for coupling an electroplating solution within the interior with a workpiece. A conduit extends through the enclosure and into the interior of the enclosure to provide a flow of nitrogen enriched air to the interior of enclosure for drying and removing oxygen from the electroplating solution.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2021Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Assignee: Hamilton Sundstrand CorporationInventors: Lei Chen, Blair A. Smith, Haralambos Cordatos
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Patent number: 11453197Abstract: According to an aspect, a flow path component includes a flow path component body having a flow surface. The flow path component also includes a plurality of antimicrobial nanoparticles embedded in the flow surface and at least partially exposed external to the flow surface to provide an antimicrobial surface.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2018Date of Patent: September 27, 2022Assignee: HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATIONInventors: Ricardo O. Brown, Steven Poteet, Blair A. Smith, Callie Lynn Benson
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Patent number: 11402245Abstract: An air data probe with a corrosion protection coating system includes a body with an external and an internal surface and a uniform, pinhole-free first protection layer applied by atomic layer deposition (ALD) to reduce corrosion of the body, including corrosion initiated by sulfur and nitrogen compounds. The air data probe further includes a second protection layer, covering the first protection layer over the external surfaces of the body to protect the air data probe from foreign object impact damage.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2019Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: Rosemount Aerospace Inc.Inventors: Steven Poteet, Blair A Smith
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Publication number: 20220195604Abstract: Disclosed is a phosphate coating, comprising: a phosphate portion, wherein the phosphate portion comprises pores, wherein the pores are at least partially filled with a corrosion inhibition sealant, wherein the corrosion inhibition sealant comprises: a base, wherein the base comprises a matrix and a metal within the matrix, wherein the metal within the matrix comprises aluminum, an aluminum alloy, zinc, a zinc alloy, magnesium, a magnesium alloy, or a combination thereof and an inhibitor mixed within the base, wherein the inhibitor comprises zinc molybdate, magnesium metasilicate, trivalent chromium, tungstenate, a metal phosphate silicate, or a combination thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2020Publication date: June 23, 2022Inventors: Blair A. Smith, Steven Poteet, Vijay V. Pujar, Georgios S. Zafiris, Weilong Zhang, Michael A. Kryzman
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Publication number: 20220195616Abstract: Disclosed is a method of sealing an anodization layer including contacting the anodization layer with a solution at a temperature greater than freezing and less than 160° F. wherein the solution comprises graphene particles and a corrosion inhibitor.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2020Publication date: June 23, 2022Inventors: Cody Coogan, Kevin R. Bordage, Blair A. Smith, Mark A. Brege, Vijay V. Pujar, Claude J. Moreau, Steven Poteet
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Publication number: 20220023483Abstract: An ultraviolet light surface protection system for a duct may comprise an interior surface of the duct; a light source operable to emit a germicidal ultraviolet light into a flow path of the duct defined by the interior surface of the duct to sterilize an air to be provided to a conditioned area; and a coating disposed on the interior surface, the coating configured to be ultraviolet resistive, reflective, and anti-microbial.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2021Publication date: January 27, 2022Applicant: GOODRICH CORPORATIONInventors: Claude J. Moreau, Vijay V. Pujar, Steven Poteet, Blair A. Smith, Lance R. Bartosz, Michael E. Folsom
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Patent number: 11230777Abstract: A method of forming a wear-resistant coating on an article includes depositing a chromium coating on a substrate of the article, and subsequently heating the coated article to enhance a plurality of through-cracks within the chromium coating. The method further includes applying a liquid filler material to the coated article such that at least one of the plurality of through-cracks is at least partially occupied by the filler material, and solidifying the liquid filler material.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2019Date of Patent: January 25, 2022Assignee: Hamilton Sundstrand CorporationInventors: Blair A. Smith, Claude J. Moreau