Patents by Inventor Paul Sheedy

Paul Sheedy 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: 20200157011
    Abstract: A method of making a ceramic composite component includes providing a fibrous preform or a plurality of fibers, providing a first plurality of particles, coating the first plurality of particles with a coating to produce a first plurality of coated particles, delivering the first plurality of coated particles to the fibrous preform or to an outer surface of the plurality of fibers, and converting the first plurality of coated particles into refractory compounds. The first plurality of particles or the coating comprises a refractory metal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2018
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventors: Wayde R. Schmidt, Paul Sheedy
  • Publication number: 20200147897
    Abstract: An additive manufactured multi-portion article includes a first portion of an article manufactured by a first additive manufacturing process; and a second portion of the article manufactured by a second additive manufacturing process different than the first additive manufacturing process, the second portion attached to the first portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2018
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Applicant: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Wayde R. Schmidt, Paul Sheedy, John A. Sharon, Dustin D. Caldwell, Slade R. Culp
  • Patent number: 10626503
    Abstract: A method of making an article using an additive manufacturing technique includes depositing a powder. The powder includes particles formed from an article material and having particle surfaces. A coating formed from a sacrificial coating is deposited over the particle surface. The sacrificial material has a composition that is different from the composition of the article material and is separated from the article material during fusing of the article material into a layer of an additively manufactured article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
    Inventors: John A. Sharon, Ying She, Paul Sheedy, James T. Beals, Vijay Narayan Jagdale
  • Publication number: 20200087796
    Abstract: A method of applying a corrosion barrier includes applying a conversion coat onto a component and applying a layer of ceramic material over the conversion coat by atomic layer deposition. The conversion coat and the ceramic material provide corrosion resistance. A component with a corrosion barrier is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventors: Steven Poteet, Marc E. Gage, Paul Sheedy, Neal Magdefrau
  • Publication number: 20200086387
    Abstract: A process for additive manufacturing of a metal alloy material is provided that includes: a) providing a feedstock powder comprising base powder particles with nanoparticles attached to surfaces of the base powder particles; b) providing an additive manufacturing system with a laser power source relatively movable at a scan speed; c) wherein the additive manufacturing system has a process window for the feedstock powder; and d) exposing the feedstock powder to a predetermined power input from the laser power source at a predetermined scan speed to produce the metal alloy material. The concentration by volume of nanoparticles within the feedstock powder is such that independent first and second microstructures may be produced within the metal alloy material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2018
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventors: John A. Sharon, Paul Sheedy, Ranadip Acharya, Vijay Narayan Jagdale
  • Publication number: 20200080430
    Abstract: A process for preparing a coating utilized for thermal and environmental barrier coating on a substrate is disclosed. The process comprises preparing a starter oxycarbide composition; and preloading a metal material in said starter oxycarbide composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2018
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Applicant: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Wayde R. Schmidt, Paul Sheedy
  • Publication number: 20200062664
    Abstract: An article includes a ceramic-based substrate and a barrier layer on the ceramic-based substrate. The barrier layer includes a matrix of barium-magnesium alumino-silicate or SiO2, a dispersion of silicon oxycarbide particles in the matrix, and a dispersion of particles, of the other of barium-magnesium alumino-silicate or SiO2, in the matrix.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2019
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Inventors: Xia Tang, Paul Sheedy, Tania Bhatia Kashyap, Wayde R. Schmidt, Daniel G. Goberman
  • Publication number: 20200056488
    Abstract: An environmental barrier coating, comprising a substrate containing silicon; an environmental barrier layer applied to the substrate; the environmental barrier layer comprising an oxide matrix; an oxidant getter phase interspersed throughout the oxide matrix; and a self-healing phase interspersed throughout the oxide matrix.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2018
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Richard Wesley Jackson, James T. Beals, Tania Bhatia Kashyap, Wayde R. Schmidt, Paul Sheedy, Xia Tang
  • Patent number: 10562825
    Abstract: A ceramic article includes a ceramic matrix composite that has a porous reinforcement structure and a ceramic matrix within pores of the porous reinforcement structure. The ceramic matrix composite includes a surface zone and a glaze material within pores of the surface zone and on an exterior side of the surface zone as an exterior glaze layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Paul Sheedy, Wayde R. Schmidt, Tania Bhatia Kashyap
  • Publication number: 20200024197
    Abstract: A method for forming in situ a boron nitride reaction product locally on a reinforcement phase of a ceramic matrix composite material includes the steps of providing a ceramic matrix composite material having a fiber reinforcement material; and forming in situ a layer of boron nitride on the fiber reinforcement material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2019
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Applicant: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Neal Magdefrau, Paul Sheedy
  • Patent number: 10540171
    Abstract: A state capture designation for an element of an application within an application design environment may be received, indicating that the application, once deployed, will include a state capture functionality for capturing a state of the element, and a state restoration function for restoring the state of the element. Following deployment of the application within a runtime environment, and in response to an invocation of the state capture functionality, a captured state of the element may be stored. A state restoration request for the captured state may be received by way of the state restoration functionality, and following a re-deployment of the application with an update to the element that was included as part of an update to the application within the application design environment. The captured state may then be restored to the updated element, in response to the state restoration request, and within the runtime environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: Business Objects Software, Ltd.
    Inventors: Paul Sheedy, Conor McEvoy, Reiner Hille-Doering, Christof Engel
  • Publication number: 20200010375
    Abstract: An article includes a ceramic-based substrate and a barrier layer on the ceramic-based substrate. The barrier layer includes a matrix of barium-magnesium alumino-silicate or SiO2, a dispersion of silicon oxycarbide particles in the matrix, and a dispersion of particles, of the other of barium-magnesium alumino-silicate or SiO2, in the matrix.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2019
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventors: Xia Tang, Paul Sheedy, Tania Bhatia Kashyap, Wayde R. Schmidt, Daniel G. Goberman
  • Publication number: 20200010952
    Abstract: A coating system for a turbine engine component is disclosed. The coating system includes a substrate, an optional bond coat, a synthetic oxide layer and a top coat. The synthetic oxide layer is formed by atomic layer deposition and includes two or more oxides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2018
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventors: Paul Sheedy, John A. Sharon, Neal Magdefrau, Ryan M. Deacon, Wayde R. Schmidt
  • Patent number: 10519544
    Abstract: A method for atomic layer deposition of high temperature materials from single source precursors includes placing a substrate in a reaction zone in gas isolation from other reaction zones and contacting the substrate in the reaction zone with a reactant to allow atoms in the reactant to combine with reaction sites on the substrate to form a layer of the reactant on the substrate. The substrate is then placed in a purge zone and purged with a flowing inert gas. The substrate is then placed in a final reaction zone in gas isolation from the other zones wherein the final reaction zone has an atmosphere and temperature to decompose adsorbed reactant and/or form desired phases with crystallinity to form a layer of material. The substrate is then placed in a purge zone and the process is repeated until a layer of material of desired thickness is formed on the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Paul Sheedy, Neal Magdefrau
  • Patent number: 10494107
    Abstract: A multilayer structure for deicing an aircraft airfoil component includes an electrically and thermally insulating bottom layer formed in a defined pattern directly on the aircraft airfoil component, an electrothermal middle layer of electrically resistant heater element arrays formed in the defined pattern on the electrically and thermally insulating bottom layer, and a thermally conductive and electrically insulating top layer encapsulating the electrically and thermally insulating bottom layer and the electrothermal middle layer of electrically resistant heater element arrays. The multilayer structure may be directly applied to the airfoil component by direct writing/additive manufacturing, and may be done with the assistance of a multi-axis robot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: Goodrich Corporation
    Inventors: Sameh Dardona, Marcin Piech, Jacquelynn K M Garofano, Ray-Sing Lin, Paul Sheedy, Wayde R. Schmidt
  • Publication number: 20190352781
    Abstract: A method of applying a corrosion barrier includes applying a conversion coat onto a component and applying a layer of ceramic material over the conversion coat by atomic layer deposition. The conversion coat and the ceramic material provide corrosion resistance. A component with a corrosion barrier is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2018
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Inventors: Steven Poteet, Marc E. Gage, Paul Sheedy, Neal Magdefrau
  • Patent number: 10480345
    Abstract: In combination a wear indication sensor and a component of a gas turbine engine is provided. The wear indication sensor is secured to a first surface of the component of the gas turbine engine. The wear indication sensor comprises: a first terminal; a second terminal electrically connected to the first terminal; two or more of resistors electrically connecting the first terminal to the second terminal, each of the two or more resistors including a first end electrically connected to the first terminal and a second end electrically connected to the second terminal, wherein each of the two or more resistors has a known resistance; and a first electrode electrically connecting the first terminal to the first end of each of the two or more resistors; wherein the first end of each of the two or more resistors is electrically connected to the first electrode through primary conductive lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sameh Dardona, Dustin D. Caldwell, Paul Sheedy, Thomas D. Kasprow
  • Publication number: 20190337054
    Abstract: An embodiment of a method includes depositing a quantity of first intermediary material onto an electrically insulating substrate in a pattern corresponding to a desired pattern of a first conductive structure. The first intermediary material is adhered to the substrate to form a first intermediate layer to maintain the desired pattern of the first conductive structure. A quantity of a precursor of electrically conductive material is deposited generally along the pattern of the first intermediate layer. Energy is applied to enable migration and consolidation of the first electrically conductive material along the pattern of the first intermediate layer, forming a functional, electrically conductive top layer. At least one of the first electrically conductive material and its precursor has a wetting angle of less than 90° relative to the first intermediate layer, and a wetting angle greater than 90° relative to the substrate. At least one of the depositing steps is an additive deposition step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2018
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Inventors: Sameh Dardona, Paul Sheedy
  • Publication number: 20190329532
    Abstract: A method of preparing a composite preform includes applying a tacky preceramic-polymer-based adhesive on a first fiber array arranging a second fiber array on the first fiber array, the adhesive holding the first and second fiber arrays together. A composite component is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2019
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Inventors: Paul Sheedy, Wayde R. Schmidt, Erica L. Prevost, Alex J. Sember
  • Publication number: 20190322595
    Abstract: Disclosed is a multi nanolayer interface coating for a fiber of a composite including a first interface coating nanolayer deposited onto the fiber of the ceramic matrix composite, and a second interface coating nanolayer deposited onto the first interface coating nanolayer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2018
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Inventors: Neal Magdefrau, Paul Sheedy