US Patent Issued to Chromalloy Gas Turbine on Nov. 25 for "Fluid flow distributor for vapor phase coating of turbine components" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,480,405, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to Chromalloy Gas Turbine LLC (Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.).

"Fluid flow distributor for vapor phase coating of turbine components" was invented by Zachary Charles Hopkins (San Diego) and Michael Gore (San Diego).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fluid flow distributor includes a manifold body having a first chamber configured to receive the supply of coating gas. A pair of inlet nozzles protrude from an upper surface of the manifold body for insertion into a turbine blade for delivering the coating gas to the internal cavities of the turbine blade. The inlet nozzles may be tapered to facilitate insert...