Kettering, OH, United States of America

Garth Wilks

This inventor holds 1 USPTO granted patent. Top assignee: Goodrich Corporation. Active years: 2026.

IDiyas Innovation Intelligence. (2026). Inventor Profile: Garth Wilks. Retrieved from https://idiyas.com/inventor/garth-wilks

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Years Active: 2026

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1 patent (USPTO):Explore Patents

Title: Garth Wilks and His Silicon Carbide Coating Patent.

Introduction

Garth Wilks is an inventor associated with Kettering, Ohio, and Goodrich Corporation. His patent work concerns a method for forming a silicon carbide conversion coating on carbon using gas-phase reactions.

Latest Patents

Wilks is credited with 1 patent: “Method of Forming Silicon Carbide Conversion Coat on Carbon Using Gas Phase Reactions.” The patent describes forming a bi-layer coating on a substrate in a chemical vapor deposition (CVD) furnace. A reactant vapor is first applied to the substrate’s surface to create an initial coating. Methyl trichlorosilane (MTS) is then applied, and the furnace is heated to form a second coating.

Career Highlights

Wilks’s documented patent reflects work on coating processes that use gas-phase reactions and CVD equipment. The disclosed method outlines sequential applications of coating materials and controlled heating to produce a layered coating.

Collaborations

Wilks’s listed coworkers include John S. Linck and Steven A. Poteet. His work is associated with Goodrich Corporation.

Conclusion

Garth Wilks’s patent documents a process for producing a bi-layer coating on a substrate, highlighting his contribution to materials and coating technology.

Profile summary based on public USPTO records.
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