Inventor · Zionsville, IN, US

Kang N. Lee

48Patents
15h-index
32Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Feb 18, 1992 → Feb 4, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6387456B1 Silicon based substrate with environmental/thermal barrier layer Chemistry; Metallurgy 240 Expired
US6759151B1 Multilayer article characterized by low coefficient of thermal expansion outer layer Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 104 Expired
US8470460B2 Multilayer thermal barrier coatings Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 57 Active
US6410148B1 Silicon based substrate with environmental/ thermal barrier layer Chemistry; Metallurgy 54 Expired
US6733908B1 Multilayer article having stabilized zirconia outer layer and chemical barrier layer Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 54 Expired
US6296941A Silicon based substrate with yttrium silicate environmental/thermal barrier layer Chemistry; Metallurgy 48 Expired
US8124252B2 Abradable layer including a rare earth silicate Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 40 Active
US6485848B1 Coated article and method of making Chemistry; Metallurgy 39 Expired
US5391404A Plasma sprayed mullite coatings on silicon-base ceramics Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 37 Expired
US6312763A Silicon based substrate with yttrium silicate environmental/thermal barrier layer Chemistry; Metallurgy 37 Expired
US9713912B2 Features for mitigating thermal or mechanical stress on an environmental barrier coating Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 36 Active
US6284325A Silicon based substrate with calcium aluminosilicate/thermal barrier layer Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 25 Expired
US6296942A Silicon based substrate with calcium aluminosilicate environmental/thermal barrier layer Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 22 Expired
US5496644A Plasma sprayed mullite coatings on silicon-base ceramics Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 21 Expired
US9194242B2 Thermal barrier coatings including CMAS-resistant thermal barrier coating layers Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 15 Active
US9133541B2 Article including environmental barrier coating system Chemistry; Metallurgy 14 Active
US6610370B2 Coated article and method of making Chemistry; Metallurgy 11 Expired
US9387512B2 Slurry-based coating restoration Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Active
US6127047A High temperature alloys Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Expired
US10233760B2 CMAS-resistant thermal barrier coatings Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Active
US10202854B2 Abrasive tips for ceramic matrix composite blades and methods for making the same Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 9 Active
US10125618B2 Vapor deposition of rare earth silicate environmental barrier coatings Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 8 Active
US9556743B2 Visual indicator of coating thickness Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Active
US9527777B2 Compliant layer for ceramic components and methods of forming the same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Active
US9650303B2 Silicon carbide ceramic matrix composites Chemistry; Metallurgy 5 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.