Stock material or miscellaneous articles – Structurally defined web or sheet – Including variation in thickness
Reexamination Certificate
2005-01-04
2005-01-04
McNeil, Jennifer (Department: 1775)
Stock material or miscellaneous articles
Structurally defined web or sheet
Including variation in thickness
C428S320200, C428S332000, C428S596000, C428S632000, C427S446000, C427S455000, C427S554000, C427S556000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06838157
ABSTRACT:
A method (50) of instrumenting a component (10) having a barrier coating (14). A sensor (76) is embedded within or below the coating. Material forming the sensor is deposited within a trench (80) formed into the barrier coating. The trench is then backfilled with material (70) to protect the sensor from the environment within which the component is operating. In this manner, the sensor may be embedded at any desired location and any desired depth within a barrier coating on a previously fabricated component. An array of sensors (98, 100, 102) may be embedded across the depth of the coating to provide signals indicative of operating conditions across the coating. The signals may be conducted to a connection location (24) by conductors (62, 64) that are deposited within the trench. The trench may be formed with a laser engraving process (54) and the material for the sensor and conductors may be deposited with a selective laser melting process (58).
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McNeil Jennifer
Siemens Westinghouse Power Corporation
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