Patents by Inventor Nicholas Ulion

Nicholas Ulion 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).

  • Publication number: 20050244663
    Abstract: A spallation resistant metallic article comprising a metallic substrate, at least one ceramic thermal barrier coating comprising a zirconia base and at least one other element selected from the group consisting of La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, Lu, Sc, In, Y, Mo and C, rare earth oxides, scandium, and indium, and a ceramic bond coat located on at least a portion of the substrate and between the metallic substrate and the at least one ceramic thermal barrier coating wherein the ceramic bond coat is composed of yttria stabilized zirconia (YSZ).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2004
    Publication date: November 3, 2005
    Inventors: Nicholas Ulion, Mladen Trubelja, Michael Maloney, David Litton
  • Publication number: 20050208337
    Abstract: A method for reducing thermal conductivity in thermal barrier coatings (TBC) through the incorporation of porosity comprising the steps of depositing a mixture comprising a TBC matrix and a fugitive material upon a part to form a layer, and heating the layer at a temperature and for a duration sufficient to liberate a portion of the fugitive material to form a porous network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2004
    Publication date: September 22, 2005
    Inventors: Nicholas Ulion, Donald Broadhurst, Michael Maloney, Claude Clavette, David Litton, Mladen Trubelja