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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 04, 2025
Rtx Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);
Russell Kim, Temecula, CA (US);
Monty Harned, San Clemente, CA (US);
David J Wasserman, Hamden, CT (US);
RTX CORPORATION, Farmington, CT (US);
Abstract
A conformable cover plate can be used to provide a barrier layer between ceramic matrix composite (CMC) components of jet engines and metallic ancillary hardware that is used, for example, to support the CMC components within the engine. The cover plate conforms to a structure feature of the CMC component that will be in close proximity to the ancillary hardware. By acting as a barrier layer, the conformable cover plate can reduce abrasion of the CMC material and/or prevent or ameliorate undesired chemical interactions between SiC-containing CMCs and Ni-based metals. Further, the conformable cover plate can act as a heat shield to lower heat transfer between CMC components and the ancillary hardware.