Patents by Inventor Imelda P. Smyth

Imelda P. Smyth 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).

  • Publication number: 20240010574
    Abstract: A method of fabricating a coating includes providing a ceramic matrix composite that includes SiC fibers disposed in a SiC matrix, depositing a base slurry on the ceramic matrix composite, wherein the base slurry contains powders of a metal oxide, at least one of silicon carbide, silicon nitride, or free silicon, and barium-magnesium-aluminosilicate in a first carrier fluid, drying the deposited base slurry to produce a base green layer, depositing a transition slurry on the base green layer, wherein the transition slurry contains powders of a metal oxide, at least one of silicon carbide, silicon nitride, or free silicon, at least one of zirconium carbide, zirconium nitride, or zirconium oxide, and barium-magnesium-aluminosilicate in a second carrier fluid, drying the deposited transition slurry to produce a transition green layer, and forming a consolidated coating on the ceramic matrix composite by heating the base green layer and the at least one transition green layer to cause chemical reactions that conv
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2023
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Inventors: Imelda P. Smyth, Sarah A. Frith
  • Patent number: 11866380
    Abstract: A method of fabricating a coating includes providing a ceramic matrix composite that includes SiC fibers disposed in a SiC matrix, depositing a base slurry on the ceramic matrix composite, wherein the base slurry contains powders of a metal oxide, at least one of silicon carbide, silicon nitride, or free silicon, and barium-magnesium-aluminosilicate in a first carrier fluid, drying the deposited base slurry to produce a base green layer, depositing a transition slurry on the base green layer, wherein the transition slurry contains powders of a metal oxide, at least one of silicon carbide, silicon nitride, or free silicon, at least one of zirconium carbide, zirconium nitride, or zirconium oxide, and barium-magnesium-aluminosilicate in a second carrier fluid, drying the deposited transition slurry to produce a transition green layer, and forming a consolidated coating on the ceramic matrix composite by heating the base green layer and the at least one transition green layer to cause chemical reactions that conv
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: RTX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Imelda P. Smyth, Sarah A. Frith
  • Publication number: 20230296029
    Abstract: A coated article (20;60) includes a substrate (22) and a coating (24;62) on the substrate. The coating includes at least a first layer (30). The first layer has: a matrix (50); and a filler (52) at 2.0% to 40% by volume in the first layer. The first layer is selected from alkaline earth or transition metal (M) tungstates (MWO4); alkaline earth molybdates (MMoO4); rare earth (RE) phosphates (REPO4); and combinations thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2021
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Applicant: Raytheon Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: William J. Joost, Kara J. Bridges, Christopher W. Strock, Imelda P. Smyth, Richard Wesley Jackson
  • Patent number: 11623897
    Abstract: A blade outer air seal has at least one internal surface and a layer atop the at least one internal surface. The layer has: a matrix comprising at least one of hafnium silicate (HfSiO4) and zirconium silicate (ZrSiO4), ytterbium disilicate (Yb2Si2O7); and barium magnesium alumino silicate (BMAS) or other alkaline earth aluminosilicate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: Raytheon Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Imelda P. Smyth, Xia Tang
  • Publication number: 20220055956
    Abstract: A blade outer air seal has at least one internal surface and a layer atop the at least one internal surface. The layer has: a matrix comprising at least one of hafnium silicate (HfSiO4) and zirconium silicate (ZrSiO4), ytterbium disilicate (Yb2Si2O7); and barium magnesium alumino silicate (BMAS) or other alkaline earth aluminosilicate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2021
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Applicant: Raytheon Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Imelda P. Smyth, Xia Tang
  • Publication number: 20220002209
    Abstract: An article has a substrate and a layer atop the substrate. The layer has: a matrix comprising at least one of hafnium silicate (HfSiO4) and ytterbium disilicate (Yb2Si2O7); and barium magnesium alumino silicate (BMAS).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2021
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Applicant: Raytheon Technologies Corporation
    Inventor: Imelda P. Smyth
  • Patent number: 11192828
    Abstract: A blade outer air seal has at least one internal surface and a layer atop the at least one internal surface. The layer has: a matrix comprising at least one of hafnium silicate (HfSiO4) and zirconium silicate (ZrSiO4), ytterbium disilicate (Yb2Si2O7); and barium magnesium alumino silicate (BMAS) or other alkaline earth aluminosilicate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: Raytheon Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Imelda P. Smyth, Xia Tang
  • Patent number: 11148980
    Abstract: An article has a substrate and a layer atop the substrate. The layer has: a matrix comprising at least one of hafnium silicate (HfSiO4) and ytterbium disilicate (Yb2Si2O7); and barium magnesium alumino silicate (BMAS).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: Raytheon Technologies Corporation
    Inventor: Imelda P. Smyth
  • Publication number: 20210040003
    Abstract: A method of fabricating a coating includes providing a ceramic matrix composite that includes SiC fibers disposed in a SiC matrix, depositing a base slurry on the ceramic matrix composite, wherein the base slurry contains powders of a metal oxide, at least one of silicon carbide, silicon nitride, or free silicon, and barium-magnesium-aluminosilicate in a first carrier fluid, drying the deposited base slurry to produce a base green layer, depositing a transition slurry on the base green layer, wherein the transition slurry contains powders of a metal oxide, at least one of silicon carbide, silicon nitride, or free silicon, at least one of zirconium carbide, zirconium nitride, or zirconium oxide, and barium-magnesium-aluminosilicate in a second carrier fluid, drying the deposited transition slurry to produce a transition green layer, and forming a consolidated coating on the ceramic matrix composite by heating the base green layer and the at least one transition green layer to cause chemical reactions that conv
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2019
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Inventors: Imelda P. Smyth, Sarah A. Frith
  • Publication number: 20200157963
    Abstract: A blade outer air seal has at least one internal surface and a layer atop the at least one internal surface. The layer has: a matrix comprising at least one of hafnium silicate (HfSiO4) and zirconium silicate (ZrSiO4), ytterbium disilicate (Yb2Si2O7); and barium magnesium alumino silicate (BMAS) or other alkaline earth aluminosilicate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2019
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Applicant: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Imelda P. Smyth, Xia Tang
  • Publication number: 20200087212
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for fabricating a ceramic material from a preceramic polymer material. The method includes providing a preceramic polymer material that has a preceramic polymer and an electromagnetic radiation-responsive component. The electromagnetic radiation-responsive component is selected from cobalt, titanium, zirconium, hafnium, tantalum, tungsten, rhenium, and combinations thereof. An electromagnetic radiation is applied to the preceramic polymer material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventors: Imelda P. Smyth, Douglas M. Berczik
  • Publication number: 20200055789
    Abstract: An article has a substrate and a layer atop the substrate. The layer has: a matrix comprising at least one of hafnium silicate (HfSiO4) and ytterbium disilicate (Yb2Si2O7); and barium magnesium alumino silicate (BMAS).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Applicant: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventor: Imelda P. Smyth
  • Patent number: 10544063
    Abstract: A method of fabricating a ceramic matrix composite includes generating a stream of vaporized precursor and, optionally, a vaporized rare earth element. The vaporized precursor is a precursor of either silicon carbide or silicon nitride. The stream flows for one or more periods of time through a chamber that contains a fibrous structure such that the fibrous structure is exposed to the stream. The fibrous structure initially contains no silicon carbide matrix or silicon nitride matrix. The vaporized precursor deposits over the period of time on the fibrous structure as a substantially fully dense ceramic matrix of either the silicon carbide or the silicon nitride. For at least a portion of the period of time, the vaporized rare earth element is included in the stream such that the ceramic matrix deposited during that time includes dispersed rare earth element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Imelda P. Smyth, R. Wesley Jackson
  • Patent number: 10479731
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for fabricating a ceramic material from a preceramic polymer material. The method includes providing a preceramic polymer material that has a preceramic polymer and an electromagnetic radiation-responsive component. The electromagnetic radiation-responsive component is selected from cobalt, titanium, zirconium, hafnium, tantalum, tungsten, rhenium, and combinations thereof. An electromagnetic radiation is applied to the preceramic polymer material. The electromagnetic radiation interacts with the electromagnetic radiation-responsive component to generate heat that converts the preceramic polymer to a ceramic material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Imelda P. Smyth, Douglas M. Berczik
  • Publication number: 20190084889
    Abstract: A method of fabricating a ceramic matrix composite includes generating a stream of vaporized precursor and, optionally, a vaporized rare earth element. The vaporized precursor is a precursor of either silicon carbide or silicon nitride. The stream flows for one or more periods of time through a chamber that contains a fibrous structure such that the fibrous structure is exposed to the stream. The fibrous structure initially contains no silicon carbide matrix or silicon nitride matrix. The vaporized precursor deposits over the period of time on the fibrous structure as a substantially fully dense ceramic matrix of either the silicon carbide or the silicon nitride. For at least a portion of the period of time, the vaporized rare earth element is included in the stream such that the ceramic matrix deposited during that time includes dispersed rare earth element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2017
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Inventors: Imelda P. Smyth, R. Wesley Jackson
  • Publication number: 20170369380
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for fabricating a ceramic material from a preceramic polymer material. The method includes providing a preceramic polymer material that has a preceramic polymer and an electromagnetic radiation-responsive component. The electromagnetic radiation-responsive component is selected from cobalt, titanium, zirconium, hafnium, tantalum, tungsten, rhenium, and combinations thereof. An electromagnetic radiation is applied to the preceramic polymer material. The electromagnetic radiation interacts with the electromagnetic radiation-responsive component to generate heat that converts the preceramic polymer to a ceramic material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2017
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Inventors: Imelda P. Smyth, Douglas M. Berczik
  • Publication number: 20170327937
    Abstract: A coated article, comprising an article having at least one surface having disposed thereupon an oxidation resistant coating comprising at least two constituents to form a composition, a first constituent comprising at least one thermal expansion component comprising at least about 10% by volume to up to about 99% by volume of the composition, a second constituent comprising at least one oxygen scavenger comprising at least about 1% by volume to up to about 90% by volume of the composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2016
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Inventors: Imelda P. Smyth, Ralph E. Page, Alan C. Barron
  • Patent number: 9751808
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for fabricating a ceramic material from a preceramic polymer material. The method includes providing a preceramic polymer material that has a preceramic polymer and an electromagnetic radiation-responsive component. The electromagnetic radiation-responsive component is selected from boron-containing compounds, cobalt, titanium, zirconium, hafnium, tantalum, tungsten, rhenium, nitrides of aluminum, nitrides of titanium, nitrides of zirconium, nitrides of hafnium, nitrides of tantalum, nitrides of tungsten, nitrides of rhenium, carbides of aluminum, carbides of titanium, carbides of zirconium, carbides of hafnium, carbides of tantalum, carbides of tungsten, carbides of rhenium and combinations thereof. An electromagnetic radiation is applied to the preceramic polymer material. The electromagnetic radiation interacts with the electromagnetic radiation-responsive component to generate heat that converts the preceramic polymer to a ceramic material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Imelda P. Smyth, Douglas M. Berczik
  • Publication number: 20160251267
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for fabricating a ceramic material from a preceramic polymer material. The method includes providing a preceramic polymer material that has a preceramic polymer and an electromagnetic radiation-responsive component. The electromagnetic radiation-responsive component is selected from boron-containing compounds, cobalt, titanium, zirconium, hafnium, tantalum, tungsten, rhenium, nitrides of aluminum, nitrides of titanium, nitrides of zirconium, nitrides of hafnium, nitrides of tantalum, nitrides of tungsten, nitrides of rhenium, carbides of aluminum, carbides of titanium, carbides of zirconium, carbides of hafnium, carbides of tantalum, carbides of tungsten, carbides of rhenium and combinations thereof. An electromagnetic radiation is applied to the preceramic polymer material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Applicant: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Imelda P. Smyth, Douglas M. Berczik
  • Patent number: 7871944
    Abstract: A process for applying an interface coating includes the step of applying an interface coating material upon at least one surface of a fiber-based substrate. The interface coating material may be composed of a sizing agent, a ceramic powder and optionally at least one of the following agents: a dispersing agent, a deflocculating agent or a surface wetting agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2011
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Stuart A. Sanders, Imelda P. Smyth