Patents by Inventor Edward S. Keddy

Edward S. Keddy 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).

  • Liquid metal hydrogen barriers
    Patent number: 3994778
    Abstract: Hydrogen barriers which comprise liquid metals in which the solubility of hydrogen is low and which have good thermal conductivities at operating temperatures of interest. Such barriers are useful in nuclear fuel elements containing a metal hydride moderator which has a substantial hydrogen dissociation pressure at reactor operating temperatures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 1971
    Date of Patent: November 30, 1976
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the United States Energy Research and Development Administration
    Inventors: George M. Grover, Thurman G. Frank, Edward S. Keddy