Patents by Inventor Aleksandr Rybnikov

Aleksandr Rybnikov has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Plasma thermoelement
    Patent number: 5353321
    Abstract: A plasma thermoelement which is built into the immediate volume of a nuclear fuel mass of a nuclear fuel element is described which comprises a snorkel (12) which is surrounded by a nuclear fuel mass (14) which in turn is surrounded by a cladding (16). Both the exit end of the snorkel and the cladding are connected electrically only via an external load. The nuclear fuel mass is formed from a multitude of the ceramic nuclear fuel microspheres (24). The use of plasma as high-temperature conductor of thermoelement permits to increase conversion efficiency and decrease mass of conversion system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 4, 1994
    Inventor: Aleksandr Rybnikov