US Patent Issued to RTX on May 26 for "Thermal barrier coating for edge component" (Connecticut Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,637,956, issued on May 26, was assigned to RTX Corp. (Farmington, Conn.).

"Thermal barrier coating for edge component" was invented by Brian Cronin (Manchester, Conn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A ceramic matric composite (CMC) component for a gas turbine engine, such as blade outer air seal (BOAS), may be shielded from thermal stress. The CMC component includes a first surface configured for exposure to a hot gas stream, a second surface configured for exposure to a cold gas stream, an edge surface of the CMC component disposed between and connecting the first and second surfaces. At least one coating layer is disposed on the first su...