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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2013
Applicant:
The United States of America As Represented BY the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, DC (US);
Inventors:
Stephen W. Smith, Williamsburg, VA (US);
John A. Newman, Yorktown, VA (US);
Robert S. Piascik, Williamsburg, VA (US);
Edward H. Glaessgen, Yorktown, VA (US);
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 15/00 (2006.01); B32B 3/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A first material with a known maximum temperature of operation is coated with a second material on at least one surface of the first material. The coating has a melting temperature that is greater than the maximum temperature of operation of the first material. The coating is heated to its melting temperature until the coating flows into any cracks in the first material's surface.