THIN FILM TEMPERATURE SENSOR AND METHOD

Organization Name

Raytheon Technologies Corporation

Inventor(s)

John A. Sharon of West Hartford CT (US)

Henry H. Thayer of Wethersfield CT (US)

Ryan M. Deacon of Colchester CT (US)

Tianli Zhu of Glastonbury CT (US)

Richard Wesley Jackson, Iii of Mystic CT (US)

James T. Beals of West Hartford CT (US)

THIN FILM TEMPERATURE SENSOR AND METHOD

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18209260 titled 'THIN FILM TEMPERATURE SENSOR AND METHOD

Original Abstract Submitted

A component of an aero-propulsion apparatus, wherein the component includes a material and has a surface, and a thin film on the surface, wherein the thin film is configured to undergo a detectible change in properties when exposed to a temperature exceeding a threshold temperature. Methods are also disclosed.