ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,781,639, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to RTX Corp. (Farmington, Conn.).

"Ceramic matrix composite article and method of making the same" was invented by Evan B. Callaway (Santa Barbara, Calif.), Cristal Chan (East Hampton, Conn.) and Daniel L. Becerra (West Hartford, Conn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of making a ceramic matrix composite component includes arranging a plurality of ceramic-based reinforcements in an array, applying an interface coating to the ceramic-based reinforcements, applying a layer of ceramic-based matrix over the interface coating, and applying a secondary interface coating such that the secondary inte...