Patents by Inventor KASEY D. HUGHES

KASEY D. HUGHES 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).

  • One-step methods for creating fluid-tight, fully dense coatings
    Patent number: 11965251
    Abstract: A fluid tight, fully-densified, coating is prepared by a High Velocity Oxygen Fuel (“HVOF”) process that dilutes oxygen with an inert gas. The inert gas is pre-mixed with oxygen prior to the oxygen entering a combustion chamber. The resultant flame temperature is lowered a controlled amount to eliminate, minimize or reduce oxidation of power feedstock that is injected into the thermal spray torch. The ability to reduce the flame temperature allows a relatively smaller particle feedstock to be deposited without significant oxidation. The dilution process creates an as-deposited fully-dense, fluid tight coating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Praxair S.T. Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Daming Wang, Ardy S Kleyman, Kasey D Hughes
  • ONE-STEP METHODS FOR CREATING FLUID-TIGHT, FULLY DENSE COATINGS
    Publication number: 20200048753
    Abstract: A fluid tight, fully-densified, coating is prepared by a High Velocity Oxygen Fuel (“HVOF”) process that dilutes oxygen with an inert gas. The inert gas is pre-mixed with oxygen prior to the oxygen entering a combustion chamber. The resultant flame temperature is lowered a controlled amount to eliminate, minimize or reduce oxidation of power feedstock that is injected into the thermal spray torch. The ability to reduce the flame temperature allows a relatively smaller particle feedstock to be deposited without significant oxidation. The dilution process creates an as-deposited fully-dense, fluid tight coating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventors: DAMING WANG, ARDY S. KLEYMAN, KASEY D. HUGHES