ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 4 -- United States Patent no. 12,319,622, issued on June 3, was assigned to GOODRICH Corp. (Charlotte, N.C.).
"Oxidation protection of composites" was invented by Steven Poteet (Irvine, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods for forming an oxidation protection system on a composite structure are provided. In various embodiments, the oxidation protection system comprises a boron-glass layer formed on the composite substrate and a silicon-glass layer formed over the boron-glass layer. Each of the boron-glass layer and the silicon-glass layer include a glass former and a glass modifier. The boron-glass layer includes a boron compound comprising a mixture ...