Patents by Inventor Roger W. Ainsworth

Roger W. Ainsworth 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: 4860442
    Abstract: There is disclosed a method of mounting a pressure transducer on a convoluted three-dimensional structure as for example a turbine blade. The method first forms a groove on a surface of a blade. The groove is formed at a given length and depth in order to accommodate a plurality of components. The groove is then filled with a ceramic material so that the top of the groove is aligned with the top surface of the structure. The entire structure is then coated with a first layer of a ceramic material which layer also covers the filled groove. Suitable conductors are then placed on the coated surface so that they span and overlie the groove. The structure is then coated with a second layer of ceramic material and the coating covers the conductors thereby serving to embed the conductors between the first and second layers. A second groove is then formed in the first and second layers which second groove overlies the first groove and which extends into the first groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 1988
    Date of Patent: August 29, 1989
    Assignee: Kulite Semiconductor
    Inventors: Roger W. Ainsworth, John L. Allen, Anthony D. Kurtz