US Patent Issued to RTX on May 12 for "System and method for manufacture of abrasive coating" (Maine Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,624,638, issued on May 12, was assigned to RTX Corp. (Farmington, Conn.).

"System and method for manufacture of abrasive coating" was invented by Christopher W. Strock (Boothbay Harbor, Maine).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A component for a gas turbine engine includes an airfoil section including a free end and an abrasive coating sprayed onto the free end, the abrasive coating including a polymer matrix and an abrasive filler, the abrasive filler between about 50%-75% by volume of the abrasive coating."

The patent was filed on Jan. 4, 2023, under Application No. 18/093,081.

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