Inventor

Curtis Alan Johnson

Inventor

Niskayuna, NY, US

Overview

1977–2020

Patent span

Chemistry

Primary field (CPC C)

Patents· 57 as inventor

Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.

C23Cprimary

C23CCoating metallic material19%

F01DNon-positive displacement machines or engines, e.g. steam turbines14%

Y10TTechnical subjects covered by former us classification14%

C04BLime, magnesia11%

Y02TClimate change mitigation technologies related to transportation10%

F05DIndexing scheme for aspects relating to non-positive-displacement machines or engines, gas-turbines or jet-propulsion plants10%

C23GCleaning or de-greasing of metallic material by chemical methods other than electrolysis2%

B08BCleaning in general2%

C09DCoating compositions, e.g. paints, varnishes or lacquers2%

H01MProcesses or means, e.g. batteries, for the direct conversion of chemical energy into electrical energy2%

PatentTitleYear

10,822,696Article with thermal barrier coating and method for making2020 9,561,986'Silica-forming articles having engineered surfaces to enhance resistance to creep sliding under high-temperature loading'2017 9,428,650'Environmental barrier coatings and methods therefor'2016 9,365,725'Articles for high temperature service and methods for their manufacture'2016 9,287,485'Methods for making low resistivity joints'2016 9,249,514'Article formed by plasma spray'2016 9,194,238'System for damping vibrations in a turbine'2015 9,083,024'Stack design for Na NiCl battery'2015 8,629,592'Hermetic sealing assembly and electrical device including the same'2014 8,168,259'Articles for high temperature service and methods for their manufacture'2012 8,047,773'Gas turbine shroud support apparatus'2011 7,968,217'Articles for high temperature service and methods for their manufacture'2011 7,910,173'Thermal barrier coating and process therefor'2011 7,910,158'Method for fabricating an array of electrode and electrolyte materials for use in solid oxide fuel cells'2011 7,910,172'Method for fabricating a component having an environmental barrier coating'2011 7,771,159'High temperature seals and high temperature sealing systems'2010 7,749,565'Method for applying and dimensioning an abradable coating'2010 7,597,966'Thermal barrier coating and process therefor'2009 7,595,114'Environmental barrier coating for a component and method for fabricating the same'2009 7,544,394'Method for producing a thermal barrier coating/environmental barrier coating system'2009 7,537,806'Method for producing a thermal barrier coating on a substrate'2009 7,476,453'Low thermal conductivity thermal barrier coating system and method therefor'2009 7,364,807'Thermal barrier coating/environmental barrier coating system for a ceramic-matrix composite (CMC) article to improve high temperature capability'2008 7,037,381'Method for removing ceramic coatings from component surfaces'2006 6,998,172'Thermally-stabilized thermal barrier coating'2006 6,982,126'Thermal barrier coating'2006 6,945,262'Analysis equipment for determining physical properties of an organic solution'2005 6,916,429'Process for removing aluminosilicate material from a substrate, and related compositions'2005 6,844,100'Fuel cell stack and fuel cell module'2005 6,503,574'Method for producing an enhanced thermal barrier coating system'2003 6,444,331'Roughened bond coats for a thermal barrier coating system and method for producing'2002 6,361,878'Roughened bond coat and method for producing using a slurry'2002 6,354,310'Apparatus and process to clean and strip coatings from hardware'2002 6,306,517'Thermal barrier coatings having an improved columnar microstructure'2001 6,294,261'Method for smoothing the surface of a protective coating'2001 6,264,766'Roughened bond coats for a thermal barrier coating system and method for producing'2001 6,261,643'Protected thermal barrier coating composite with multiple coatings'2001 6,242,050'Method for producing a roughened bond coat using a slurry'2001 6,180,184'Thermal barrier coatings having an improved columnar microstructure'2001 6,180,260'Method for modifying the surface of a thermal barrier coating, and related articles'2001 6,103,315'Method for modifying the surface of a thermal barrier coating by plasma-heating'2000 6,022,594'Method to improve the service life of zirconia-based coatings applied by plasma spray techniques, using uniform coating particle size'2000 5,989,343'Directionally solidified thermal barrier coating'1999 5,914,189'Protected thermal barrier coating composite with multiple coatings'1999 5,897,921'Directionally solidified thermal barrier coating'1999 5,871,820'Protection of thermal barrier coating with an impermeable barrier coating'1999 5,851,678'Composite thermal barrier coating with impermeable coating'1998 5,830,586'Thermal barrier coatings having an improved columnar microstructure'1998 5,773,141'Protected thermal barrier coating composite'1998 5,660,885'Protection of thermal barrier coating by a sacrificial surface coating'1997 5,419,971'Enhanced thermal barrier coating system'1995 5,041,248'Process for making fine diameter ceramic fibers using a moldable ceramic composition'1991 4,571,414'Thermoplastic molding of ceramic powder'1986 4,551,496'Thermoplastic molding of sinterable silicon carbide'1985 4,551,436'Fabrication of small dense silicon carbide spheres'1985 4,530,808'Binder removal from thermoplastically formed SiC article'1985 4,031,178'Strength improvement in machined SiC bodies'1977

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

1977–2020Patents assigned to GEN ELECTRIC (57)· patent assignee history

1977Based in Ballston Lake, NY, US· patent location history

1985–2005Based in Schenectady, NY, US· patent location history

2002–2005Based in Schenectary, NY, US· patent location history

2005–2020Based in Niskayuna, NY, US· patent location history

2012–2016Patents assigned to JOHNSON CURTIS ALAN (6)· patent assignee history

2012–2016Patents assigned to SARRAFI-NOUR REZA (3)· patent assignee history

2012–2016Patents assigned to LUTHRA KRISHAN LAL (2)· patent assignee history

2012–2016Patents assigned to MESCHTER PETER JOEL (2)· patent assignee history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
GEN ELECTRIC	57	1977–2020
JOHNSON CURTIS ALANself	6	2012–2016
SARRAFI-NOUR REZA	3	2012–2016
LUTHRA KRISHAN LAL	2	2012–2016
MESCHTER PETER JOEL	2	2012–2016

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
Niskayuna, New York, US	27	2005–2020
Schenectady, New York, US	27	1985–2005
Schenectary, New York, US	2	2002–2005
Ballston Lake, New York, US	1	1977