Patents by Inventor James T. Beals

James T. Beals 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: 11661380
    Abstract: A coated article including an article having a surface; an oxidation resistant bond coat layer deposited on the surface, the oxidation resistant bond coat layer comprising a metal silicide phase, a crystalline ceramic phase and an amorphous ceramic phase, wherein the metal silicide phase has an aspect ratio greater than 1:1 but less than 50:1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Raytheon Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Richard Wesley Jackson, James T. Beals, Xia Tang, Xuan Liu, David A. Litton, Brian T. Hazel
  • Publication number: 20230160311
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine article includes a substrate and a silicate-resistant barrier coating disposed on the substrate. The silicate-resistant barrier coating has an engineered microstructure that includes a refractory matrix formed of grains and calcium aluminosilicate additive (CAS additive) dispersed in grain boundaries between the grains.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2023
    Publication date: May 25, 2023
    Inventors: Xia Tang, Richard Wesley Jackson, Paul Sheedy, James T. Beals
  • Publication number: 20230127128
    Abstract: An article includes a ceramic-based substrate and a barrier layer on the ceramic-based substrate. The barrier layer includes a matrix phase and a network of gettering particles in the matrix phase. The gettering particles have an average maximum dimension between about 30 and 70 microns. The gettering particles have maximum dimensions that range from about 1 to 100 microns, and a dispersion of barium-magnesium alumino-silicate particles in the matrix phase. A composite material and a method of applying a barrier layer to a substrate are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2022
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Inventors: Richard Wesley Jackson, Xia Tang, James T. Beals, Michael R. Kracum, Zhongfen Ding
  • Publication number: 20230128920
    Abstract: An article includes a ceramic-based substrate and a barrier layer on the ceramic-based substrate. The barrier layer includes a matrix phase and gettering particles in the matrix phase. The gettering particles with an aspect ratio greater than one are aligned such that a maximum dimension of the gettering particles extends along an axis that is generally parallel to the substrate. The barrier layer includes a dispersion of diffusive particles in the matrix phase. A composite material and a method of applying a barrier layer to a substrate are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2022
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Inventors: Richard Wesley Jackson, Michael R. Kracum, Xia Tang, James T. Beals
  • Publication number: 20230037726
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine article includes a silicon-containing ceramic substrate and an environmental barrier coating (EBC) system disposed on the substrate. The EBC system includes, from the substrate, a dense bond coat layer, a porous bond coat layer, and a topcoat layer in contact with the porous bond coat layer. The dense bond coat layer and the porous bond coat layer each include a silica matrix and oxygen-scavenging gas-evolution particles dispersed through the silica matrix. The porous bond coat layer includes engineered pores.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Inventors: Michael R. Kracum, Xia Tang, Richard Wesley Jackson, Zhongfen Ding, James T. Beals
  • Publication number: 20230044705
    Abstract: A coated article including an article having a surface; an oxidation resistant bond coat layer deposited on the surface, the oxidation resistant bond coat layer comprising a metal silicide phase, a crystalline ceramic phase and an amorphous ceramic phase, wherein the metal silicide phase has an aspect ratio greater than 1:1 but less than 50:1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2021
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Inventors: Richard Wesley Jackson, James T. Beals, Xia Tang, Xuan Liu, David A. Litton, Brian T. Hazel
  • Patent number: 11549381
    Abstract: A coating fabrication method includes providing engineered granules and thermally consolidating the engineered granules on a substrate to form a silicate-resistant barrier coating. Each of the engineered granules is an aggregate of at least one refractory matrix region and at least one calcium aluminosilicate additive region (CAS additive region) attached with the at least one refractory matrix region. In the thermal consolidation, the refractory matrix region from the engineered granules form grains of a refractory matrix of the silicate-resistant barrier coating and the CAS additive region from the engineered granules form CAS additives that are dispersed in grain boundaries between the grains.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Xia Tang, Richard Wesley Jackson, Paul Sheedy, James T. Beals
  • Patent number: 11542208
    Abstract: An article includes a ceramic-based substrate and a barrier layer on the ceramic-based substrate. The barrier layer includes a matrix phase and a network of gettering particles in the matrix phase. The gettering particles have an average maximum dimension between about 30 and 70 microns. The gettering particles have maximum dimensions that range from about 1 to 100 microns, and a dispersion of barium-magnesium alumino-silicate particles in the matrix phase. A composite material and a method of applying a barrier layer to a substrate are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: Raytheon Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Richard Wesley Jackson, Xia Tang, James T. Beals, Michael R. Kracum, Zhongfen Ding
  • Patent number: 11542209
    Abstract: An article includes a ceramic-based substrate and a barrier layer on the ceramic-based substrate. The barrier layer includes a matrix phase and gettering particles in the matrix phase. The gettering particles with an aspect ratio greater than one are aligned such that a maximum dimension of the gettering particles extends along an axis that is generally parallel to the substrate. The barrier layer includes a dispersion of diffusive particles in the matrix phase. A composite material and a method of applying a barrier layer to a substrate are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: Raytheon Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Richard Wesley Jackson, Michael R. Kracum, Xia Tang, James T. Beals
  • Publication number: 20220411912
    Abstract: A coated article including an article having a surface; an oxidation resistant bond coat layer deposited on the surface, the oxidation resistant bond coat layer comprising a healing silica matrix and at least one oxygen scavenger forming a metal silicide network dispersed within the healing silica matrix; and a top coat layer disposed upon the oxidation resistant bond coat layer, whereby the oxidation resistant bond coat layer is operable to seal a crack in the top coat layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Applicant: Raytheon Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Xia Tang, David C. Jarmon, James T. Beals, R. Wesley Jackson, Paul Sheedy
  • Patent number: 11505506
    Abstract: An environmental barrier coating, comprising a substrate containing silicon; an environmental barrier layer applied to the substrate; the environmental barrier layer comprising an oxide matrix; an oxidant getter phase interspersed throughout the oxide matrix; and a self-healing phase interspersed throughout the oxide matrix.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Raytheon Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Richard Wesley Jackson, James T. Beals, Tania Bhatia Kashyap, Wayde R. Schmidt, Paul Sheedy, Xia Tang
  • Publication number: 20220356120
    Abstract: An environmental barrier coating includes a barrier layer which includes a matrix, diffusive particles, and gettering particles; and a calcium-magnesia alumina-silicate (CMAS)-resistant component. The CMAS-resistant component includes hafnium silicate and a rare earth hafnate. An article and a method of fabricating an article are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2021
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Inventors: Richard Wesley Jackson, James T. Beals, Xia Tang, David A. Litton, Elisa M. Zaleski, Brian T. Hazel
  • Publication number: 20220356119
    Abstract: An environmental barrier coating includes a barrier layer which includes a matrix, diffusive particles, and gettering particles; and a calcium-magnesia alumina-silicate (CMAS)-resistant component. The CMAS-resistant component includes hafnium silicate and a rare earth hafnate. An article and a method of fabricating an article are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2021
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Inventors: Richard Wesley Jackson, James T. Beals, Xia Tang, David A. Litton, Elisa M. Zaleski, Brian T. Hazel
  • Patent number: 11484943
    Abstract: A feedstock for an additive manufacturing process includes a pre-ceramic polymer intermixed with a base material. A method of additive manufacturing includes melting and pyrolizing a feedstock containing metal and a pre-ceramic polymer. An article of manufacture includes an additive manufacturing component including a pyrolized feedstock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: Raytheon Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Aaron T. Nardi, Zissis Dardas, James T. Beals, Wayde R. Schmidt
  • Patent number: 11466589
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine article includes a substrate and an environmental barrier coating (EBC) system disposed on the substrate. The EBC system includes, from the substrate, a dense bond coat layer, a porous bond coat layer, and a topcoat layer in contact with the porous bond coat layer at an interface. The porous bond coat layer includes a matrix, oxygen-scavenging gas-evolution particles dispersed through the matrix, and engineered buffer pores. The oxygen-scavenging gas-evolution particles react with oxygen and generate a gaseous byproduct that diffuses through the interface to escape the EBC system. The engineered buffer pores buffer diffusion of gaseous byproduct to the interface by retaining at least a portion of the gaseous byproduct.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael R. Kracum, Xia Tang, Richard Wesley Jackson, Zhongfen Ding, James T. Beals
  • Patent number: 11459650
    Abstract: A coated article including an article having a surface; an oxidation resistant bond coat layer deposited on the surface, the oxidation resistant bond coat layer comprising a healing silica matrix and at least one oxygen scavenger forming a metal silicide network dispersed within the healing silica matrix; and a top coat layer disposed upon the oxidation resistant bond coat layer, whereby the oxidation resistant bond coat layer is operable to seal a crack in the top coat layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: Raytheon Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Xia Tang, David C. Jarmon, James T. Beals, R. Wesley Jackson, Paul Sheedy
  • Publication number: 20220297345
    Abstract: A method of forming a coating includes providing a mold that has a flexible wall that defines a mold cavity, inserting a component that is to be coated into the mold cavity, the component having a component surface roughness and there being a coating gap defined between the component and the flexible wall of the mold cavity, introducing a molding slurry into the mold cavity, the molding slurry filling the coating gap and contacting the component so as to overcoat the component surface roughness, solidifying the molding slurry to form a green coating on the component, and consolidating the green coating to form a final coating on the component, the final coating having a coating surface roughness that is less than the component surface roughness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2021
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: Xuan Liu, James T. Beals, Xia Tang, Justin R. Hawkes, Olivier H. Sudre, William F. Werkheiser, Brian T. Hazel, Richard Wesley Jackson
  • Patent number: 11431208
    Abstract: An electrical device includes an electromagnetic component configured to generate a magnetic flux. The electromagnetic component includes a soft magnetically-conductive material configured to pass magnetic flux therethrough along a flux path. The soft magnetically-conductive material includes at least one grain oriented portion having metal grains that are oriented parallel with respect to the magnetic flux.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jagadeesh Tangudu, Beata I. Wawrzyniak, John A. Sharon, James T. Beals, Tahany Ibrahim El-Wardany, Wayde R. Schmidt
  • Publication number: 20220112608
    Abstract: An example article according to the present disclosure includes, among other possible things, a metallic substrate, and a bond coat on the metallic substrate. The bond coat includes a matrix phase, gettering particles in the matrix phase, wherein the gettering particles are reactive with oxidants, and a dispersion of matrix modifier particles in the matrix phase. The example article also includes a diffusion barrier between the bond coat and the metallic substrate, wherein the diffusion barrier is configured to inhibit diffusion of components from the bond coat into the metallic substrate. An example composite material and method of applying a barrier to a substrate are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventors: Xia Tang, Richard Wesley Jackson, James T. Beals, Kenneth David Smith
  • Publication number: 20220065113
    Abstract: An article includes a substrate and a barrier layer on the substrate. The barrier layer includes a matrix, diffusive particles dispersed in the matrix, and gettering particles dispersed in the matrix. The gettering particles include at least one alloyed metal silicide. A composite material and a method of fabricating an article are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Richard Wesley Jackson, Xia Tang, James T. Beals, Gajawalli V. Srinivasan, William K. Tredway