Patents by Inventor Harold H. Van Tuyl

Harold H. Van Tuyl 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).

  • Method of removing fission gases from irradiated fuel
    Patent number: 4285891
    Abstract: A method for removing volatile fission products from irradiated fuel which comprises passing a hydrogen-containing inert gas by said fuel which is at an elevated temperature of at least about 1000.degree. C. for a sufficient time to remove a significant portion of said fission products and a second step wherein inert gas alone is swept past the fuel while at said elevated temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 1979
    Date of Patent: August 25, 1981
    Assignee: Exxon Nuclear, Inc.
    Inventors: Lane A. Bray, Allyn L. Boldt, Harold H. Van Tuyl