Patents by Inventor Gerard Barbezat

Gerard Barbezat 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).

  • Patent number: 9562281
    Abstract: The invention relates to a thermal spraying material (5) for the coating of a surface of a workpiece by means of a thermal spraying method, wherein the spraying material (5) contains zinc. The invention further relates to a thermal spraying method and to a thermally sprayed coating sprayed with the material (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: OERLIKON METCO AG, WOHLEN
    Inventors: Arno Refke, Gerard Barbezat, Jacobus Cornelis Doesburg
  • Publication number: 20140234654
    Abstract: The invention relates to a thermal spraying material (5) for the coating of a surface of a workpiece by means of a thermal spraying method, wherein the spraying material (5) contains zinc. The invention further relates to a thermal spraying method and to a thermally sprayed coating sprayed with the material (5).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2014
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: Sulzer Metco AG
    Inventors: Arno Refke, Gerard Barbezat, Jacobus Cornelis Doesburg
  • Patent number: 8628860
    Abstract: The invention relates to a thermal spraying material (5) for the coating of a surface of a workpiece by means of a thermal spraying method, wherein the spraying material (5) contains zinc. The invention further relates to a thermal spraying method and to a thermally sprayed coating sprayed with the material (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignee: Sulzer Metco AG
    Inventors: Arno Refke, Gerard Barbezat, Jacobus Cornelis Doesburg
  • Patent number: 8500907
    Abstract: The invention relates to a masking system for masking a cylinder bore (2) of a combustion engine (3) during a thermal coating procedure including a masking body (4) which can be placed during the thermal coating of a first cylinder (5) of the combustion engine (3) in the cylinder bore (2) of a second cylinder (7) to cover a cylinder wall (6) of the second cylinder (7). In this arrangement the masking body (4) is designed in such a way that a flow gap (10) of predeterminable breadth can be set between the masking body (4) and the cylinder wall (6) of the second cylinder (7) for the production of a flow (8) of a fluid (9).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Sulzer Metco AG
    Inventors: Christian Bohnheio, Gerard Barbezat
  • Patent number: 8492318
    Abstract: Spray material for thermally coating a substrate, a thermal spray layer, and a cylinder for a reciprocating piston combustion engine coated with the thermal spray layer. The spray material includes a solid lubricant of ZnO. A volume fraction of ZnO in the spray material lies in a range from 0.1% to 15% of the volume of the spray material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: Sulzer Metco AG
    Inventors: Gérard Barbezat, Peter Ernst
  • Publication number: 20130065077
    Abstract: A process is disclosed for applying a heat shielding coating system on a metallic substrate. The coating system comprises at least three individual layers selected from the group of barrier layer, hot gas corrosion protection layer, protection layer, heat barrier layer, and smoothing layer. The coating system is applied to the metallic substrate by low pressure plasma spraying in a single operation cycle. This process enables the layers to be applied in an arbitrary sequence. The process is preferably used in applying a coating system to a turbine blade, particularly a stator or a rotor blade of a stationary gas turbine or of an aircraft engine, or to another component in a stationary or aircraft turbine that is subjected to hot gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2012
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Applicant: SULZER METCO AG
    Inventors: Michael Loch, Gérard Barbezat
  • Publication number: 20130005618
    Abstract: The invention relates to a spray material on an iron base for the thermal coating of a substrate, in particular for the thermal coating of a running surface of a cylinder of a reciprocating combustion engine, wherein the spray material includes FeTiO3 as a base material. In accordance with the invention, the spray material includes at least one first solid lubricant composed of a sulfide and one second solid lubricant composed of a fluoride. The invention further relates to a method for manufacturing a spray material, to a spray wire, in particular a spray filler wire for use in a thermal wire spraying method, to a thermal spray layer on an iron base, in particular for a running surface of a cylinder of a reciprocating combustion engine, to a spraying method for manufacturing a thermal spray layer, as well as to the use of a powder material and of a spray wire for manufacturing a thermal spray layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2009
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Inventors: Gérard Barbezat, Silvia Barbezat, Peter Ernst
  • Patent number: 8168261
    Abstract: The invention provides a process for applying a heat shielding coating system on a metallic substrate. The coating system comprises at least three individual layers selected from the group of barrier layer, hot gas corrosion protection layer, protection layer, heat barrier layer, and smoothing layer. The coating system is applied to the metallic substrate by low pressure plasma spraying in a single operation cycle. This process enables the layers to be applied in an arbitrary sequence. The process is preferably used in applying a coating system to a turbine blade, particularly a stator or a rotor blade of a stationary gas turbine or of an aircraft engine, or to another component in a stationary or aircraft turbine that is subjected to hot gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: Sulzer Metco A.G.
    Inventors: Ing Michael Loch, Gérard Barbezat
  • Patent number: 8001927
    Abstract: The invention relates to a plasma spraying device (1) for spraying a coating (2) onto a substrate (3) by a thermal spray process. Said plasma spraying device (1) includes a plasma torch (4) for heating up a plasma gas (5) in a heating zone (6), wherein the plasma torch (4) includes a nozzle body (7) for forming a plasma gas stream (8), and said plasma torch (4) has an aperture (9) running along a central longitudinal axis (10) through said nozzle body (7). The aperture (9) has an convergent section (11) with an inlet (12) for the plasma gas (5), a throat section (13) including a minimum cross-sectional area of the aperture, and a divergent section (14) with an outlet (15) for the plasma gas stream (8), wherein an introducing duct (16) is provided for introducing a liquid precursor (17) into the plasma gas stream (8). According to the invention a penetration means (18, 161, 181, 182) is provided to penetrate the liquid precursor (17) inside the plasma gas stream (8).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Assignee: Sulzer Metco AG
    Inventors: Jean-Luc Dorier, Christoph Hollenstein, Gérard Barbezat, Arno Refke
  • Publication number: 20110155090
    Abstract: Spray material for thermally coating a substrate, a thermal spray layer, and a cylinder for a reciprocating piston combustion engine coated with the thermal spray layer. The spray material includes a solid lubricant of ZnO. A volume fraction of ZnO in the spray material lies in a range from 0.1% to 15% of the volume of the spray material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2010
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Applicant: SULZER METCO AG
    Inventors: Gérard BARBEZAT, Peter ERNST
  • Patent number: 7891315
    Abstract: The invention relates to a powder supply system (1) for supplying a processing apparatus (2) with a granular substance (3). In this arrangement the powder supply system (1) includes a main container (4) and a powder conveying system (5) with a storage container (51) for conveying the granular substance (3) into the processing apparatus (2). In accordance with the invention, means (6, 611, 612, 62) are provided so that, in the operating state of the processing apparatus (2), a predetermined amount of the granular substance (3) can be conveyed from the main container (4) as working powder to the storage container (51) in such a way that at least a minimum amount (M1) is available as a granular substance (3) in the storage container (51).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2011
    Assignee: Sulzer Metco AG
    Inventor: Gérard Barbezat
  • Patent number: 7874262
    Abstract: The invention relates to a masking system (1) for the masking of a crank chamber (2) of an internal combustion engine (3) during a surface treatment of a cylinder running surface (4, 41, 42) of a cylinder bore (5, 51, 52) of a cylinder (6, 61, 62) of the internal combustion engine (3). The masking system (1) includes a hollow masking body (7) with a connector segment (71) for the connection of the hollow masking body (7) to the cylinder bore (5, 51, 52) as well as a screen segment (72). In accordance with the invention, the hollow masking body (7) is configured such that the connector segment (71) of the hollow masking body (7) can be positioned on the cylinder bore (51) of the first cylinder (6, 61) at the crank chamber side during the surface treatment of a first cylinder (6, 61) of the internal combustion engine (3). The invention further relates to the use of a masking system (1) in accordance with the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2011
    Assignee: Sulzer Metco AG
    Inventors: Christian Bohnheio, Gerard Barbezat
  • Patent number: 7862240
    Abstract: Bearing device (1) with a first bearing part (2) and a second bearing part (3) which cooperate in bearing contact, wherein the first bearing part (2) and the second bearing part (3) is each provided with a surface layer (21, 31), wherein the hardness of the surface layer (21) of the first bearing part (2) is greater than the hardness of the surface layer (31) of the second bearing part (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignee: ThyssenKrupp Technologies AG
    Inventors: Sergio Stefano Guerreiro, Gérard Barbezat
  • Patent number: 7678428
    Abstract: A method of forming a thermally insulating layer system on a metallic substrate surface is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2010
    Assignee: Sulzer Metco AG
    Inventors: Gerard Barbezat, Arno Refke, Michael Loch
  • Patent number: 7482035
    Abstract: A method of coating a substrate by thermal application of the coating materials using a plasma jet is disclosed. The properties of the plasma jet are determined by controllable process parameters. The coating material and a process gas mixture are injected into the plasma jet where the coating material is partly or completely evaporated depending on the controllable parameters. The phases of the coating material present in vapor and, optionally, condensed form are at least partly deposited on the substrate. A diagnostic measuring method determines the relative proportion of vapor and/or condensed phase for the coating material transported in the plasma jet. The controllable process parameters are set with respect to desired values using such measured data. Regulation of direct manufacture of the coating, particularly a multi-layer coating system, is carried out with respect to these desired values, which correspond to a predetermined vapor or condensed phase proportion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2009
    Assignee: Sulzer Metco AG
    Inventors: Richard K. Schmid, Arno Refke, Gerard Barbezat, David Hawley
  • Patent number: 7449249
    Abstract: The invention relates to a spray powder for coating a substrate (2), in particular for coating a bearing part (2) of a bearing apparatus, the spray powder having at least the following composition: zinc=5% to 30% by weight, tin=1% to 10% by weight, silicon=0.1% to 3% by weight, aluminum=0.1% to 7% by weight, iron=0.01% to 2% by weight, manganese=0.01% to 4% by weight, cobalt=0.01 to 3% by weight, copper=the balance to 100% in % by weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2008
    Assignee: Sulzer Metco AG
    Inventor: Gérard Barbezat
  • Publication number: 20080176000
    Abstract: The invention relates to a masking system for masking a cylinder bore (2) of a combustion engine (3) during a thermal coating procedure including a masking body (4) which can be placed during the thermal coating of a first cylinder (5) of the combustion engine (3) in the cylinder bore (2) of a second cylinder (7) to cover a cylinder wall (6) of the second cylinder (7). In this arrangement the masking body (4) is designed in such a way that a flow gap (10) of predeterminable breadth can be set between the masking body (4) and the cylinder wall (6) of the second cylinder (7) for the production of a flow (8) of a fluid (9).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2007
    Publication date: July 24, 2008
    Applicant: Sulzer Metco AG
    Inventors: Christian Bohnheio, Gerard Barbezat
  • Patent number: 7390577
    Abstract: The invention relates to a spray powder for coating a substrate (2), in particular for coating a bearing part (2) of a bearing apparatus, the spraying powder having at least the following composition: carbon=0.1% to 1.5% by weight, manganese=0.1% to 8% by weight, sulphur=0.1% to 2% by weight, copper=0.1% to 12% by weight and iron=the balance in % by weight to 100%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2008
    Assignee: Sulzer Metco AG
    Inventor: Gérard Barbezat
  • Publication number: 20080112659
    Abstract: Bearing device (1) with a first bearing part (2) and a second bearing part (3) which cooperate in bearing contact, wherein the first bearing part (2) and the second bearing part (3) is each provided with a surface layer (21, 31), wherein the hardness of the surface layer (21) of the first bearing part (2) is greater than the hardness of the surface layer (31) of the second bearing part (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2005
    Publication date: May 15, 2008
    Inventors: Sergio Stefano Guerreiro, Gerard Barbezat
  • Patent number: 7357068
    Abstract: The invention relates to a material based on an oxide ceramic for the manufacture of a surface layer (5) by means of a thermal coating process including aluminum oxide and zirconium oxide, with the material additionally containing chromium oxide for the simultaneous optimization of the hardness and toughness of the surface layer (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2008
    Assignee: Sulzer Metco AG
    Inventor: Gérard Barbezat