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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2006
Tao Deng, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Pazhayannur Ramanathan Subramanian, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Ming Feng Hsu, Niskayana, NY (US);
Yuk-chiu Lau, Ballston Lake, NY (US);
Margaret L. Blohm, Schenectady, NY (US);
Wayne Charles Hasz, Pownal, VT (US);
Nitin Bhate, Rexford, NY (US);
Kripa Kiran Varanasi, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Gregory Allen O'neil, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Tao Deng, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Pazhayannur Ramanathan Subramanian, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Ming Feng Hsu, Niskayana, NY (US);
Yuk-Chiu Lau, Ballston Lake, NY (US);
Margaret L. Blohm, Schenectady, NY (US);
Wayne Charles Hasz, Pownal, VT (US);
Nitin Bhate, Rexford, NY (US);
Kripa Kiran Varanasi, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Gregory Allen O'Neil, Clifton Park, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides methods for manufacturing an article having a wetting-resistant surface. The method includes providing a substrate. The method further includes disposing a coating mixture on a surface of the substrate, wherein the coating mixture comprises a braze material and a texture-providing material. The method further includes heating the braze material to bond the texture-providing material to the surface of the substrate to form the article having the wetting-resistant surface.