Patents by Inventor Hans D. Gougar

Hans D. Gougar 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).

  • Optimally moderated nuclear fission reactor and fuel source therefor
    Patent number: 7403585
    Abstract: An improved nuclear fission reactor of the continuous fueling type involves determining an asymptotic equilibrium state for the nuclear fission reactor and providing the reactor with a moderator-to-fuel ratio that is optimally moderated for the asymptotic equilibrium state of the nuclear fission reactor; the fuel-to-moderator ratio allowing the nuclear fission reactor to be substantially continuously operated in an optimally moderated state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2008
    Assignee: Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC
    Inventors: Abderrafi M. Ougouag, William K. Terry, Hans D. Gougar