Patents by Inventor Laura A. WURTH

Laura A. WURTH 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: 11136686
    Abstract: Systems and methods for coating a metallic component are provided. In one embodiment, a metallic coating may be disposed in a plating bath comprising AlBr3. The metallic coating may be coupled with, or configured as, a working electrode. A counter electrode formed of aluminum may be disposed within the plating bath. An electric current may be applied between the two electrodes resulting in the electrodeposition of aluminum on the metallic component. In one particular embodiment, the plating bath may include LiBr, KBr and CsBr, with AlBr3 being present in an amount of approximately 80 percent or greater by weight. Various types of metals may be coated with aluminum using embodiments of the present disclosure. Additionally, the methods and systems described herein are amenable to coating of complex geometries.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: BATTELLE ENERGY ALLIANCE, LLC.
    Inventors: Prabhat K. Tripathy, Guy L. Fredrickson, Eric J. Dufek, Laura A. Wurth, J. Stephen Herring
  • Publication number: 20180209057
    Abstract: Systems and methods for coating a metallic component are provided. In one embodiment, a metallic coating may be disposed in a plating bath comprising AlBr3. The metallic coating may be coupled with, or configured as, a working electrode. A counter electrode formed of aluminum may be disposed within the plating bath. An electric current may be applied between the two electrodes resulting in the electrodeposition of aluminum on the metallic component. In one particular embodiment, the plating bath may include LiBr, KBr and CsBr, with AlBr3 being present in an amount of approximately 80 percent or greater by weight. Various types of metals may be coated with aluminum using embodiments of the present disclosure. Additionally, the methods and systems described herein are amenable to coating of complex geometries.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2016
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Applicant: BATTELLE ENERGY ALLIANCE, LLC
    Inventors: Prabhat K. TRIPATHY, Guy L. FREDRICKSON, Eric J. DUFEK, Laura A. WURTH, J. Stephen HERRING