Patents by Inventor Christopher M. Weyant

Christopher M. Weyant 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).

  • Thermally sprayed structures for foil bearings
    Patent number: 8356413
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of making a foil component of a foil bearing, where the foil component has an inner surface, an inner portion, and an outer portion. In one embodiment, and by way of example only, the method includes thermally spraying a first material onto an outer surface of a sacrificial substrate to form the foil component inner portion, where the first material includes a solid film lubricant, and the outer surface has a shape that is complementary to the inner surface of the foil component. A second material is then thermally sprayed over the inner portion to form the outer portion, and the second material includes a metal. The sacrificial substrate is then removed to expose the foil component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2013
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventor: Christopher M. Weyant
  • Thermally sprayed structures for foil bearings
    Publication number: 20100067837
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of making a foil component of a foil bearing, where the foil component has an inner surface, an inner portion, and an outer portion. In one embodiment, and by way of example only, the method includes thermally spraying a first material onto an outer surface of a sacrificial substrate to form the foil component inner portion, where the first material includes a solid film lubricant, and the outer surface has a shape that is complementary to the inner surface of the foil component. A second material is then thermally sprayed over the inner portion to form the outer portion, and the second material includes a metal. The sacrificial substrate is then removed to expose the foil component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2006
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Inventor: Christopher M. Weyant