Patents by Inventor Brian Thomas Pothier

Brian Thomas Pothier 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).

  • Coating system and process and apparatus for depositing a coating system
    Patent number: 7326469
    Abstract: A coating system for reducing the tendency for hydrocarbon fluids, such as fuels and oils, to form carbonaceous deposits that adhere to fluid containment surfaces. The coating system combines an outermost layer of platinum with an inner ceramic barrier layer of silica and/or tantala. The platinum layer catalyzes the hydrocarbon fluid to form particles of carbonaceous gum substances, and the ceramic barrier layer seals the containment surface from the hydrocarbon fluid to eliminate attachments points for deposits and inhibit interdiffusion between the platinum layer and the containment surface. The invention also encompasses a coating apparatus and process for depositing the coating system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2008
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: David Forrest Dye, John Frederick Ackerman, Bhupendra Kumar Gupta, Jennifer Ann Pinson, Brian Thomas Pothier, Anthony Wayne Reynolds