Patent ID: 11933204
Assignee: CATERPILLAR INC.
Field: Surface technology, coating (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC F  C | IPC C  F

Claim 0:
1. A component of an internal combustion engine, the component comprising:
a surface positioned within the internal combustion engine;
a first area of the surface having a first rate of temperature change;
a second area of the surface having a second rate of temperature change, wherein the second rate of temperature change is lower than the first rate of temperature change; and
a first coating of a thermal barrier coating applied to the first area, the first coating configured to reduce a rate of heat transfer into and out of the first area, and to reduce a difference of a rate of temperature change between the second area and the first area; and wherein the first coating comprises a plurality of thermal barrier coatings, wherein each of the plurality of thermal barrier coatings has at least a space between the plurality of thermal barrier coatings and an adjacent thermal barrier coating of the plurality of thermal barrier coatings.