Patents by Inventor Alexis I. Kaznoff

Alexis I. Kaznoff 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).

  • Vented nuclear fuel element
    Patent number: 4163689
    Abstract: A nuclear fuel cell for use in a thermionic nuclear reactor in which a small conduit extends from the outside surface of the emitter to the center of the fuel mass of the emitter body to permit escape of volatile and gaseous fission products collected in the center thereof by virtue of molecular migration of the gases to the hotter region of the fuel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 1965
    Date of Patent: August 7, 1979
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the United States Department of Energy
    Inventors: Leonard N. Grossman, Alexis I. Kaznoff