Patents by Inventor Terry James Kent

Terry James Kent 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).

  • Thermal oxidative barrier coatings for organic matrix composite substrates and coated articles
    Patent number: 7776433
    Abstract: A thermal oxidative barrier coating for organic matrix composites includes a bond coat having nano-particles dispersed in a polyimide matrix and a thermal barrier layer comprising a silsesquioxane or an inorganic polymer. The nano-particles may include clay platelets, graphite flakes or a polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane. The coated article may be utilized in gas turbine engine applications, particularly for a flow path duct adapted for exposure to high temperature, oxygen-containing environments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2010
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Warren Rosal Ronk, Stephen Mark Whiteker, Todd Aaron Bullions, Terry James Kent
  • Methods for forming thermal oxidative barrier coatings on organic matrix composite substrates
    Patent number: 7776404
    Abstract: Methods for forming thermal oxidative barrier coatings for organic matrix composites include applying a bond coat having nano-particles dispersed in a polyimide matrix to a hot side surface of a component and overlying the bond coat with a thermal barrier layer comprising a silsesquioxane or an inorganic polymer. The nano-particles may include clay platelets, graphite flakes or a polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane. The bond coat may be applied as a liquid. The thermal barrier layer may be applied as a liquid, film, prepreg, molding compound, or a spray.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2010
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Warren Rosal Ronk, Stephen Mark Whiteker, Todd Aaron Bullions, Terry James Kent
  • Method of forming ceramic layer
    Patent number: 7695582
    Abstract: A method for forming a ceramic layer on the surface of a turbine component. This method comprises the following steps: (a) providing a turbine component having a surface; (b) providing at least one ceramic tape overlaying the component surface; and (c) manually pressing the at least one ceramic tape against the component surface at a temperature of from about 150° to about 700° F. (from about 66° to about 371° C.) so as to cause the at least one ceramic tape to adhere to the component surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2010
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: William Randolph Stowell, Terry James Kent, Thomas Walter Rentz, Jane Ann Murphy, Daniel Peter Ivkovich, Andrew Jay Skoog
  • Methods for forming thermal oxidative barrier coatings on organic matrix composite substrates
    Publication number: 20080213486
    Abstract: Methods for forming thermal oxidative barrier coatings for organic matrix composites include applying a bond coat having nano-particles dispersed in a polyimide matrix to a hot side surface of a component and overlying the bond coat with a thermal barrier layer comprising a silsesquioxane or an inorganic polymer. The nano-particles may include clay platelets, graphite flakes or a polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane. The bond coat may be applied as a liquid. The thermal barrier layer may be applied as a liquid, film, prepreg, molding compound, or a spray.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2006
    Publication date: September 4, 2008
    Inventors: Warren Rosal Ronk, Stephen Mark Whiteker, Todd Aaron Bullions, Terry James Kent
  • Thermal oxidative barrier coatings for organic matrix composite substrates and coated articles
    Publication number: 20080206575
    Abstract: A thermal oxidative barrier coating for organic matrix composites includes a bond coat having nano-particles dispersed in a polyimide matrix and a thermal barrier layer comprising a silsesquioxane or an inorganic polymer. The nano-particles may include clay platelets, graphite flakes or a polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane. The coated article may be utilized in gas turbine engine applications, particularly for a flow path duct adapted for exposure to high temperature, oxygen-containing environments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2006
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Inventors: Warren Rosal Ronk, Stephen Mark Whiteker, Todd Aaron Bullions, Terry James Kent