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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 12, 2023
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Stephanie Cavallaro, Mechanicville, NY (US);
Don M. Lipkin, Schenectady, NY (US);
Andrew Lee Trimmer, Niskayuna, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
Apparatuses and methods are provided herein that are useful to monitoring a coating deposition process. In some embodiments, a method of monitoring a coating process for a target object involves applying a coating to at least a portion of a beam during at least part of a coating deposition process to obtain a coated beam. The method also includes exciting the coated beam such that the coated beam vibrates. The method also includes monitoring the vibration response of the coated beam and determining at least one of a deposition rate or a drying rate for the target object based on the change in the frequency response of the coated beam.