ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,448,679, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to GOODRICH Corp. (Charlotte, N.C.).
"Oxidation protection systems and methods" was invented by Atta Khan (Colorado Springs, Colo.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of forming a B4C layer as a component of an oxidation protection system as component of oxidation protection system on a carbon-carbon composite material may include forming a liquid mixture comprising a boron-compound and a carbon-compound. The method may further include applying the liquid mixture on the carbon-carbon composite material. The boron compound may comprise boric acid (H3BO3). In various embodiments, the carbon-comp...