Patents by Inventor Robert Vernon Carter

Robert Vernon Carter 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).

  • Integrated multiple-ceramic-layer fiber interfacial coating
    Patent number: 5723213
    Abstract: The present invention is embodied in a ceramic matrix composite, comprising a ceramic fiber, a multi-layer coating on the fiber comprising plural alternating layers of an easily-cleaved material and an oxidation resistant material, and a ceramic matrix contacting the coating, the fiber and coating being embedded in the matrix.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 3, 1998
    Assignee: Northrop Grumman Corporation
    Inventors: Harry Wellington Carpenter, Robert Vernon Carter, Mary Wagner Colby, David Eric Daws