US Patent Issued to General Electric on Sept. 23 for "Anti-fretting coating composition and coated components" (Indian, American Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,420,336, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to General Electric Co. (Evendale, Ohio).

"Anti-fretting coating composition and coated components" was invented by Paul Mathew (Bangalore, India), Mohandas Nayak (Bangalore, India), Sathisha Chikkabikkodu Hanum (Bangalore, India) and Monty Lee Shelton (Loveland, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An anti-fretting coating composition that is operationally stable at temperatures of 800deg F. to 2650deg F. is provided. The anti-fretting coating composition primarily includes cobalt and aluminum oxide and may also include other modifying phases that enhance the overall tribological performance. A ...