Patents by Inventor Cale GLADDING

Cale GLADDING 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).

  • LASER ETCHED CERAMIC-CONTAINING MATERIAL
    Publication number: 20260233339
    Abstract: A process of fabricating at least one channel in a ceramic-containing material comprising providing at least one ceramic-containing material having a first major surface, a second major surface opposite the first major surface, at least one first side surface, and at least one second side surface adjacent the first side surface; removing at least a portion of material from the first major surface or the second major surface of the ceramic-containing material and form one or more structural features; providing at least one metal cover plate; disposing the metal cover plate adjacent the ceramic-containing material and covering the structural features; and, securing together the ceramic-containing material and the metal cover plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2025
    Publication date: August 13, 2026
    Applicant: RTX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Peter WILKINS, Winston SMIDDY, Andrew S. MILLER, Cheng GAO, Howard J. LILES, Addison WILLIAMS, Cale GLADDING, David J. WASSERMAN
  • LASER ETCHED CERAMIC-CONTAINING MATERIALS
    Publication number: 20260217611
    Abstract: A process of fabricating at least one channel in a ceramic-containing material comprising providing at least one ceramic-containing material having a first major surface, a second major surface opposite the first major surface, at least one first side surface, and at least one second side surface adjacent the at least one first side surface; removing at least a portion of material from at least one of the first major surface or the second major surface of the at least one ceramic-containing material and form one or more channels comprising at least one heat augmentation feature; providing at least one metal cover plate; disposing the at least one metal cover plate adjacent the at least one ceramic-containing material and covering the one or more channels and the at least one heat augmentation feature; and securing together the at least one ceramic-containing material and the at least one metal cover plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2025
    Publication date: July 30, 2026
    Applicant: RTX Corporation
    Inventors: Winston SMIDDY, Andrew S. Miller, Peter WILKINS, Howard J. LILES, Cheng GAO, David J. WASSERMAN, Cale GLADDING, Addison WILLIAMS