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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 02, 2023
Rtx Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);
David A. Litton, West Hartford, CT (US);
Brian T. Hazel, Avon, CT (US);
Alan C. Barron, Jupiter, FL (US);
RTX CORPORATION, Farmington, CT (US);
Abstract
A method of applying a top coat to an article according to an exemplary embodiment of this disclosure, among other possible things includes applying a first feedstock comprising particles of oxide-based material having diameters between about 1 and about 80 microns via a thermal spray process to form a first top coat layer on an article having a bond coat and applying a second feedstock comprising particles of oxide-based material having diameters between about 15 and about 60 microns via the thermal spray process to form a second top coat layer on the first top coat layer. An article and a barrier layer for an article are also disclosed.