Patents by Inventor Kenneth Franklin Kelton

Kenneth Franklin Kelton 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).

  • Quasicrystalline alloys and their use as coatings
    Patent number: 7060239
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an icosahedral, quasicrystalline compound or compound present in the form of an approximant having the nominal composition: TivCrwAlxSiyOz, in which v=60-65; w=25-30; x=0-6; Y=8-15; z=8-20; and in which the atom percent of oxygen is in the range of between 8 and 15%, and that of aluminum in the range of between 2 to 5%. Due to their layered structure and ceramic intermediate layers, compounds of this type exhibit excellent properties, in particular for use as coatings for gas turbine components, such as for example, rotor blades or guide vanes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2006
    Assignee: Alstom Technology Ltd.
    Inventors: Valery Shklover, Maxim Konter, Anton Kaiser, Kenneth Franklin Kelton
  • Quasicrystalline alloys and their use as coatings
    Publication number: 20040191154
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an icosahedral, quasicrystalline compound or compound present in the form of an approximant having the nominal composition: TivCrwAlxSiyOz, in which v=60-65; w=25-30; x=0-6; Y=8-15; z=8-20; and in which the atom percent of oxygen is in the range of between 8 and 15%, and that of aluminum in the range of between 2 to 5%. Due to their layered structure and ceramic intermediate layers, compounds of this type exhibit excellent properties, in particular for use as coatings for gas turbine components, such as for example, rotor blades or guide vanes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2003
    Publication date: September 30, 2004
    Inventors: Valery Shklover, Maxim Konter, Anton Kaiser, Kenneth Franklin Kelton