Patents by Inventor Kerry E. Muenchow

Kerry E. Muenchow 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).

  • FORMATION OF CONVERSION COATING WITH ENHANCED ADHESION PROMOTION
    Publication number: 20260009139
    Abstract: A conversion coating system, a bifunctional conversion coating, a coated product including the bifunctional conversion coating, and a method of manufacture thereof. The conversion coating system includes a bifunctional polymeric additive composition and a conversion coating composition, wherein the conversion coating composition includes a dye compound. The conversion coating composition and the bifunctional polymeric additive composition are configured to be provided separately, combined, or a combination thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2024
    Publication date: January 8, 2026
    Inventors: Kerry E. Muenchow, Kelsey Snead, Blair A. Smith
  • Abradable material and design for jet engine applications
    Patent number: 12384139
    Abstract: A method for preparing an abradable panel for a rub strip of a fan case of a gas turbine engine includes forming an abradable material into a plurality of panels each comprising an abradable structure; curing the abradable material in the plurality of panels; and installing the plurality of panels into the fan case. The panels can be cured and assembled into a fully assembled rubstrip, and then the assembled rubstrip can be installed into the fan case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2025
    Assignee: RTX Corporation
    Inventors: Kerry E. Muenchow, Georgios S. Zafiris, John Harner, Raymond P. Martina, Jr., Imad Hanhan, Darin S. Lussier, Mark W. Costa, Michael R. LaFavor, Scott A. Smith
  • ABRADABLE MATERIAL AND DESIGN FOR JET ENGINE APPLICATIONS
    Publication number: 20240140083
    Abstract: A method for preparing an abradable panel for a rub strip of a fan case of a gas turbine engine includes forming an abradable material into a plurality of panels each comprising an abradable structure; curing the abradable material in the plurality of panels; and installing the plurality of panels into the fan case. The panels can be cured and assembled into a fully assembled rubstrip, and then the assembled rubstrip can be installed into the fan case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2022
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: Raytheon Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Kerry E. Muenchow, Georgios S. Zafiris, John Harner, Raymond P. Martina, Jr., Imad Hanhan, Darin S. Lussier, Mark W. Costa, Michael R. LaFavor, Scott A. Smith
  • Abradable material and design for jet engine applications
    Patent number: 11939871
    Abstract: An abradable material for a rub strip of a gas turbine engine component includes a polymer matrix, and an organic or inorganic filler distributed through the matrix, wherein the abradable material has a compression spring rate profile including: less than 50,000 lb/in at ?65° F., less than 35,000 lb/in at room temperature, and less than 35,000 lb/in at 200° F.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: RTX Corporation
    Inventors: Kerry E. Muenchow, Georgios S. Zafiris, Raymond P. Martina, Jr., John Harner, Imad Hanhan, Darin S. Lussier, Scott A. Smith, Mark W. Costa, Michael R. LaFavor