Patents by Inventor Mark T. Ucasz

Mark T. Ucasz 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: 11834963
    Abstract: A coated article includes a substrate and an MCrAlY coating supported on the substrate. The M includes at least one of nickel, cobalt, and iron, Cr is chromium, Al is aluminum, and Y is yttrium. The composition of the MCrAlY coating varies in an amount of at least one of Cr, Al, and Y by location on the substrate with respect to localized property requirements. In one example, the coated article is an article of a gas turbine engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: RTX Corporation
    Inventor: Mark T. Ucasz
  • Publication number: 20220170379
    Abstract: A coated article includes a substrate and an MCrAlY coating supported on the substrate. The M includes at least one of nickel, cobalt, and iron, Cr is chromium, Al is aluminum, and Y is yttrium. The composition of the MCrAlY coating varies in an amount of at least one of Cr, Al, and Y by location on the substrate with respect to localized property requirements. In one example, the coated article is an article of a gas turbine engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2022
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Inventor: Mark T. Ucasz
  • Patent number: 11261742
    Abstract: A coated article includes a substrate and an MCrAlY coating supported on the substrate. The M includes at least one of nickel, cobalt, and iron, Cr is chromium, Al is aluminum, and Y is yttrium. The composition of the MCrAlY coating varies in an amount of at least one of Cr, Al, and Y by location on the substrate with respect to localized property requirements. In one example, the coated article is an article of a gas turbine engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventor: Mark T. Ucasz
  • Patent number: 11149572
    Abstract: A flowpath component includes a body having at least one internal cooling passage. The internal cooling passage is defined by a surface layer including a first material, and an interior layer comprising a second material. The second material is distinct from the first material. The surface layer and the internal layer are additively manufactured as a single unitary structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: Raytheon Technologies Corporation
    Inventor: Mark T. Ucasz
  • Publication number: 20210171409
    Abstract: In a method for repairing a coated article, the article has: a ceramic matrix composite (CMC) substrate; and a coating system having a plurality of layers. A damage site at least partially penetrates at least one of the layers. The method includes: applying a slurry of a repair material to the damage site for repairing a first of the penetrated layers; and after the applying, heating the repair material with a plasma torch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2019
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Applicant: Raytheon Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Mark T. Ucasz, Tania Bhatia Kashyap
  • Patent number: 10975703
    Abstract: A gaspath component includes a body having at least one internal cooling passage and a metering feature integral to the internal cooling passage. The metering feature and the body are a unitary structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Raytheon Technologies Corporation
    Inventor: Mark T. Ucasz
  • Patent number: 10113226
    Abstract: A coated article has: a metallic substrate (22); a bondcoat (30); and a thermal barrier coating (TBC) (28). The bondcoat has a first layer (32) and a second layer (34), the first layer having a lower Cr content than the second layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Mladen F. Trubelja, Dinesh K. Gupta, Brian S. Tryon, Mark T. Ucasz, Benjamin J. Zimmerman
  • Publication number: 20180119553
    Abstract: A gaspath component includes a body having at least one internal cooling passage and a metering feature integral to the internal cooling passage. The metering feature and the body are a unitary structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2016
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventor: Mark T. Ucasz
  • Publication number: 20180119556
    Abstract: A flowpath component includes a body having at least one internal cooling passage. The internal cooling passage is defined by a surface layer including a first material, and an interior layer comprising a second material. The second material is distinct from the first material. The surface layer and the internal layer are additively manufactured as a single unitary structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2016
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventor: Mark T. Ucasz
  • Patent number: 9506140
    Abstract: A coated article has: a metallic substrate (22); a bondcoat (30); and a thermal barrier coating (TBC) (28). The bondcoat has a first layer (32) and a second layer (34), the first layer having a lower Cr content than the second layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Mladen F. Trubelja, Dinesh K. Gupta, Brian S. Tryon, Mark T. Ucasz, Benjamin J. Zimmerman
  • Publication number: 20160298467
    Abstract: A coated article includes a substrate and a continuous ceramic-based coating supported on the substrate. The ceramic-based coating varies in at least one of composition and microstructure by location on the substrate and with respect to localized property requirements. In one example, the coated article is an article of a gas turbine engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2014
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Inventor: Mark T. Ucasz
  • Publication number: 20160281514
    Abstract: A coated article includes a substrate and an MCrAlY coating supported on the substrate. The M includes at least one of nickel, cobalt, and iron, Cr is chromium, Al is aluminum, and Y is yttrium. The composition of the MCrAlY coating varies in an amount of at least one of Cr, Al, and Y by location on the substrate with respect to localized property requirements. In one example, the coated article is an article of a gas turbine engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2014
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Inventor: Mark T. Ucasz
  • Publication number: 20160281204
    Abstract: A method of repairing a gas turbine engine component includes the steps of providing a component with a damaged thermal barrier coating surface, preparing the damaged thermal barrier coating surface to provide a repair area, and suspension plasma spraying a ceramic material onto the repair area to produce a repaired area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2014
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Inventor: Mark T. Ucasz
  • Publication number: 20160230557
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure are directed to a servicing of an airfoil of an aircraft engine. A first portion of a first bondcoat layer may be removed from the airfoil while leaving a second portion of the first bondcoat layer intact on the airfoil. A second bondcoat layer may be applied to the airfoil using a coating technique subsequent to the removal of the first portion of the first bondcoat layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2015
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Inventors: Mark T. Ucasz, Bruce R. Saxton, Daniel A. Bales, William J. Brindley
  • Publication number: 20160040281
    Abstract: A coated article has: a metallic substrate (22); a bondcoat (30); and a thermal barrier coating (TBC) (28). The bondcoat has a first layer (32) and a second layer (34), the first layer having a lower Cr content than the second layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Applicant: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mladen F. Trubelja, Dinesh K. Gupta, Brian S. Tryon, Mark T. Ucasz, Benjamin J. Zimmerman
  • Publication number: 20140272456
    Abstract: A coated article has: a metallic substrate (22); a bondcoat (30); and a thermal barrier coating (TBC) (28). The bondcoat has a first layer (32) and a second layer (34), the first layer having a lower Cr content than the second layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Mladen F. Trubelja, Dinesh K. Gupta, Brian S. Tryon, Mark T. Ucasz, Benjamin J. Zimmerman
  • Publication number: 20070231589
    Abstract: A process for applying a coating upon an article includes the steps of applying upon at least one surface of an article a bond coat layer composed of a bond coat material and at least one metal selected from the group consisting of magnesium, calcium, strontium, silicon, rare earth metals, Group 3A of the Periodic Table of Elements and Group 4A of the Periodic Table of Elements; oxidizing the at least one metal to form at least one surface variation on an exposed surface of the bond coat layer and to form a thermally grown oxide layer upon the bond coat layer; and applying a thermal barrier coating layer upon said thermally grown oxide layer to produce a coated article.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2006
    Publication date: October 4, 2007
    Inventors: John G. Smeggil, Yan Chai, Mark T. Ucasz
  • Patent number: 7166372
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an overlay coating which has improved strength properties. The overlay coating comprises a deposited layer of MCrAlY material containing discrete nitride particles therein. The nitride particles are present in a volume fraction in the range of 0.1% to 15.0% and have a particle size in the range of from 0.1 microns to 10.0 microns. The coating may also have oxide particles dispersed therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2007
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Sudhangshu Bose, Daniel A. Bales, Mark T. Ucasz, Merritt W. Wight, Steven M. Burns, Tyrus E. Royal
  • Patent number: 6833203
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an overlay coating which has improved strength properties. The overlay coating comprises a deposited layer of MCrAlY material containing discrete nitride particles therein. The nitride particles are present in a volume fraction in the range of 0.1% to 15.0% and have a particle size in the range of from 0.1 microns to 10.0 microns. The coating may also have oxide particles dispersed therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2004
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Sudhangshu Bose, Daniel A. Bales, Mark T. Ucasz, Merritt W. Wight, Steven M. Burns, Tyrus E. Royal
  • Publication number: 20040023020
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an overlay coating which has improved strength properties. The overlay coating comprises a deposited layer of MCrAlY material containing discrete nitride particles therein. The nitride particles are present in a volume fraction in the range of 0.1% to 15.0% and have a particle size in the range of from 0.1 microns to 10.0 microns. The coating may also have oxide particles dispersed therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2002
    Publication date: February 5, 2004
    Inventors: Sudhangshu Bose, Daniel A. Bales, Mark T. Ucasz, Merritt W. Wight, Steven M. Burns, Tyrus E. Royal