Patents by Inventor Sidney Dennis Jones, III

Sidney Dennis Jones, III 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).

  • Nuclear waste removal system and method using wet oxidation
    Patent number: 8115045
    Abstract: Methods for removing nuclear waste from a component are provided. In one embodiment, the method includes the steps of supplying oxalic acid to the nuclear waste on the component to form an oxalic acid/waste solution, feeding the oxalic acid/waste solution from the component, feeding an oxidant to the oxalic acid/waste solution to form carbon-dioxide, water and a precipitate, and separating the precipitate from the water. A system for removing nuclear waste is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: AREVA NP Inc.
    Inventors: Sidney Dennis Jones, III, Ray Beatty, John Remark, Wesley Hudson
  • Nuclear waste removal system and method using wet oxidation
    Publication number: 20090118560
    Abstract: Methods for removing nuclear waste from a component are provided. In one embodiment, the method includes the steps of supplying oxalic acid to the nuclear waste on the component to form an oxalic acid/waste solution, feeding the oxalic acid/waste solution from the component, feeding an oxidant to the oxalic acid/waste solution to form carbon-dioxide, water and a precipitate, and separating the precipitate from the water. A system for removing nuclear waste is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2007
    Publication date: May 7, 2009
    Applicant: AREVA NP INC.
    Inventors: Sidney Dennis Jones, III, Ray Beatty, John Remark, Wesley Hudson