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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2006
Derek D. Hass, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Haydn N. G. Wadley, Keswick, VA (US);
Derek D. Hass, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Haydn N. G. Wadley, Keswick, VA (US);
University of Virginia Patent Foundation, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for forming a thermal barrier coating system () in communication with at least a portion of at least one substrate (). The method includes: depositing a first bond coat () on at least a portion of at least one substrate (); depositing a first thermal barrier coat () disposed on the bond coat (); whereby the deposition occurs in one or more chambers to form the thermal barrier coating system (); and wherein the deposition of the first bond coat () (or subsequent bond coats) and the deposition of the first thermal barrier coat () (or subsequent thermal barrier coats) is performed without out-of-chamber handling of the thermal barrier coating system ().