Patents by Inventor Scott Sheridan Smith

Scott Sheridan Smith 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: 20140037903
    Abstract: Coatings and articles suitable for use in high temperature environments, for example, are presented. One embodiment is a coating that comprises a plurality of elongate material growth domains defined between domain boundaries. The domains have an intra-domain density of at least about 75% of theoretical density, have a substantially equiaxed grain morphology, and comprise a plurality of at least partially melted and solidified particles. Another embodiment is a coating that comprises a matrix comprising a substantially equiaxed grain morphology and a plurality of vertically oriented cracks disposed in the matrix. Further embodiments include articles comprising one or more of the coatings described above.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2013
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Larry Steven Rosenzweig, James Anthony Ruud, Luc Stéphane Leblanc, Paul Matthew Thomas, Scott Sheridan Smith
  • Patent number: 8586172
    Abstract: Coatings and articles suitable for use in high temperature environments, for example, are presented. One embodiment is a coating that comprises a plurality of elongate material growth domains defined between domain boundaries. The domains have an intra-domain density of at least about 75% of theoretical density, have a substantially equiaxed grain morphology, and comprise a plurality of at least partially melted and solidified particles. Another embodiment is a coating that comprises a matrix comprising a substantially equiaxed grain morphology and a plurality of vertically oriented cracks disposed in the matrix. Further embodiments include articles comprising one or more of the coatings described above.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Larry Steven Rosenzweig, James Anthony Ruud, Luc Stèphane Leblanc, Paul Matthew Thomas, Scott Sheridan Smith
  • Publication number: 20090280298
    Abstract: Coatings and articles suitable for use in high temperature environments, for example, are presented. One embodiment is a coating that comprises a plurality of elongate material growth domains defined between domain boundaries. The domains have an intra-domain density of at least about 75% of theoretical density, have a substantially equiaxed grain morphology, and comprise a plurality of at least partially melted and solidified particles. Another embodiment is a coating that comprises a matrix comprising a substantially equiaxed grain morphology and a plurality of vertically oriented cracks disposed in the matrix. Further embodiments include articles comprising one or more of the coatings described above.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2008
    Publication date: November 12, 2009
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Larry Steven Rosenzweig, James Anthony Ruud, Luc Stephane Leblanc, Paul Matthew Thomas, Scott Sheridan Smith