Inventor
SCHAEFFER JON C
US39 patents
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GEN ELECTRIC
36 patentsUS6306524B1Oct 23, 2001
Diffusion barrier layer
GEN ELECTRIC133 citations98
US5683825ANov 4, 1997
Thermal barrier coating resistant to erosion and impact by particulate matter
GEN ELECTRIC200 citations98
US6969558B2Nov 29, 2005
Low sulfur article having a platinum-aluminide protective layer, and its preparation
GEN ELECTRIC36 citations96
US6123997ASep 26, 2000
Method for forming a thermal barrier coating
GEN ELECTRIC95 citations96
US6066405AMay 23, 2000
Nickel-base superalloy having an optimized platinum-aluminide coating
GEN ELECTRIC46 citations96
US5891267AApr 6, 1999
Thermal barrier coating system and method therefor
GEN ELECTRIC58 citations96
US6054184AApr 25, 2000
Method for forming a multilayer thermal barrier coating
GEN ELECTRIC53 citations95
US5780110AJul 14, 1998
Method for manufacturing thermal barrier coated articles
GEN ELECTRIC67 citations95
US5683761ANov 4, 1997
Alpha alumina protective coatings for bond-coated substrates and their preparation
GEN ELECTRIC73 citations95
US6458473B1Oct 1, 2002
Diffusion aluminide bond coat for a thermal barrier coating system and method therefor
GEN ELECTRIC53 citations94
US5355668AOct 18, 1994
Catalyst-bearing component of gas turbine engine
GEN ELECTRIC148 citations94
US5334263AAug 2, 1994
Substrate stabilization of diffusion aluminide coated nickel-based superalloys
GEN ELECTRIC40 citations93
US6797408B2Sep 28, 2004
Low-sulfur article having a platinum-aluminide protective layer, and its preparation
GEN ELECTRIC18 citations92
US6730413B2May 4, 2004
Thermal barrier coating
GEN ELECTRIC23 citations92
US6544346B1Apr 8, 2003
Method for repairing a thermal barrier coating
GEN ELECTRIC34 citations92
US6447932B1Sep 10, 2002
Substrate stabilization of superalloys protected by an aluminum-rich coating
GEN ELECTRIC28 citations92
US6391475B1May 21, 2002
Modified aluminum-containing protective coating and its preparation
GEN ELECTRIC19 citations92
US5975852ANov 2, 1999
Thermal barrier coating system and method therefor
GEN ELECTRIC77 citations92
US5837385ANov 17, 1998
Environmental coating for nickel aluminide components and a method therefor
GEN ELECTRIC42 citations92
US5413871AMay 9, 1995
Thermal barrier coating system for titanium aluminides
GEN ELECTRIC32 citations91
US6670049B1Dec 30, 2003
Metal/ceramic composite protective coating and its application
GEN ELECTRIC20 citations89
US5843586ADec 1, 1998
Single-crystal article having crystallographic orientation optimized for a thermal barrier coating
GEN ELECTRIC26 citations89
US5598968AFeb 4, 1997
Method for preventing recrystallization after cold working a superalloy article
GEN ELECTRIC36 citations89
US5851409ADec 22, 1998
Method for removing an environmental coating
GEN ELECTRIC33 citations88
US5674610AOct 7, 1997
Method for chromium coating a surface and tape useful in practicing the method
GEN ELECTRIC29 citations87
US5783315AJul 21, 1998
Ti-Cr-Al protective coatings for alloys
GEN ELECTRIC23 citations85
US6500283B1Dec 31, 2002
Method of improving environmental resistance of investment cast superalloy articles
GEN ELECTRIC14 citations83
US6333121B1Dec 25, 2001
Low-sulfur article having a platinum-aluminide protective layer and its preparation
GEN ELECTRIC12 citations82
US6014263AJan 11, 2000
Optical lens and method of preventing clouding thereof at high temperatures
GEN ELECTRIC17 citations79
US7083827B2Aug 1, 2006
Nickel-base superalloy having an optimized platinum-aluminide coating
GEN ELECTRIC7 citations74
US6551423B1Apr 22, 2003
Preparation of low-sulfur platinum and platinum aluminide layers in thermal barrier coatings
GEN ELECTRIC10 citations74
US6656605B1Dec 2, 2003
Low-sulfur article coated with a platinum-group metal and a ceramic layer, and its preparation
GEN ELECTRIC9 citations72
US5518820AMay 21, 1996
Case-hardened titanium aluminide bearing
GEN ELECTRIC16 citations70
US6220947B1Apr 24, 2001
Tumble medium and method for surface treatment
GEN ELECTRIC11 citations69
US7842402B2Nov 30, 2010
Machine components and methods of fabricating
GEN ELECTRIC2 citations61
US6299509B2Oct 9, 2001
Tumble medium and method for surface treatment
GEN ELECTRIC2 citations58
GE INFRASTRUCTURE TECHNOLOGY LLC
2 patentsUS12060802B1Aug 13, 2024
Systems and methods for preventing liberation and damage to airfoils in a gas turbine
GE INFRASTRUCTURE TECHNOLOGY LLC0 citations62
US12523163B2Jan 13, 2026
Thermal protection methods using barrier coatings with strain tolerance grooves
GE INFRASTRUCTURE TECHNOLOGY LLC0 citations51