Patents Assigned to John N. Bird
  • Container for radioactive nuclear waste materials
    Patent number: 4192765
    Abstract: Disclosed are two improved container alloys for radioactive nuclear waste. Radioactive nuclear waste can be contained over extended periods of time by encapsulating the waste materials in containers composed of these alloys and burying the containers underground in an impervious, stable rock formation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 1978
    Date of Patent: March 11, 1980
    Assignee: John N. Bird
    Inventors: John M. Bird, Alfred E. Ringwood