Patents by Inventor Patrice E.A. Turchi

Patrice E.A. Turchi 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).

  • Rare Earth Element—Aluminum Alloys
    Patent number: 11718898
    Abstract: An alloy includes aluminum, a rare earth element, and an alloying element selected from the following: Si, Cu, Mg, Fe, Ti, Zn, Zr, Mn, Ni, Sr, B, Ca, and a combination thereof. The aluminum (Al), the rare earth element (RE), and the alloying element are characterized by forming at least one form of an intermetallic compound. An amount of the rare earth element in the alloy is in a range of about 1 wt. % to about 12 wt. %, and an amount of the alloying element in the alloy is greater than an amount of the alloying element present in the intermetallic compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignees: Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC, University of Tennessee Research Foundation, Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc., UT-Battelle, LLC, Eck Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Emily E. Moore, Hunter B. Henderson, Aurelien Perron, Scott K. McCall, Orlando Rios, Zachary C. Sims, Michael S. Kesler, David Weiss, Patrice E. A. Turchi, Ryan T. Ott
  • RARE EARTH ELEMENT-ALUMINUM ALLOYS
    Publication number: 20210108292
    Abstract: An alloy includes aluminum, a rare earth element, and an alloying element selected from the following: Si, Cu, Mg, Fe, Ti, Zn, Zr, Mn, Ni, Sr, B, Ca, and a combination thereof. The aluminum (Al), the rare earth element (RE), and the alloying element are characterized by forming at least one form of an intermetallic compound. An amount of the rare earth element in the alloy is in a range of about 1 wt. % to about 12 wt. %, and an amount of the alloying element in the alloy is greater than an amount of the alloying element present in the intermetallic compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2020
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Inventors: Emily E. Moore, Hunter B. Henderson, Aurelien Perron, Scott K. McCall, Orlando Rios, Zachary C. Sims, Michael S. Kesler, David Weiss, Patrice E. A. Turchi, Ryan T. Ott
  • Molten salt fuels with high plutonium solubility
    Patent number: 8506855
    Abstract: The present invention includes a composition of LiF—ThF4—UF4—PuF3 for use as a fuel in a nuclear engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC
    Inventors: Ralph W. Moir, Patrice E. A. Turchi, Henry F. Shaw, Larry Kaufman
  • MOLTEN SALT FUELS WITH HIGH PLUTONIUM SOLUBILITY
    Publication number: 20110108783
    Abstract: The present invention includes a composition of LiF—ThF4—UF4—PuF3 for use as a fuel in a nuclear engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2010
    Publication date: May 12, 2011
    Applicant: Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC
    Inventors: Ralph W. Moir, Patrice E.A. Turchi, Henry F. Shaw, Larry Kaufman