Patents by Inventor Amy L. DeMint

Amy L. DeMint 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).

  • Patent number: 9180500
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are processes for hot rolling billets of uranium that have been alloyed with about ten weight percent molybdenum to produce cold-rollable sheets that are about one hundred mils thick. In certain embodiments, the billets have a thickness of about ? inch or greater. Disclosed processes typically involve a rolling schedule that includes a light rolling pass and at least one medium rolling pass. Processes may also include reheating the rolling stock and using one or more heavy rolling passes, and may include an annealing step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: Consolidated Nuclear Security, LLC
    Inventors: Amy L. DeMint, Jack G. Gooch
  • Publication number: 20140083570
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are processes for hot rolling billets of uranium that have been alloyed with about ten weight percent molybdenum to produce cold-rollable sheets that are about one hundred mils thick. In certain embodiments, the billets have a thickness of about 7/8 inch or greater. Disclosed processes typically involve a rolling schedule that includes a light rolling pass and at least one medium rolling pass. Processes may also include reheating the rolling stock and using one or more heavy rolling passes, and may include an annealing step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2012
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicant: BABCOCK & WILCOX TECHNICAL SERVICES Y-12, LLC
    Inventors: Amy L. DeMint, Jack G. Gooch
  • Patent number: 8163112
    Abstract: Methods of fabricating a uranium-bearing foil are described. The foil may be substantially pure uranium, or may be a uranium alloy such as a uranium-molybdenum alloy. The method typically includes a series of hot rolling operations on a cast plate material to form a thin sheet. These hot rolling operations are typically performed using a process where each pass reduces the thickness of the plate by a substantially constant percentage. The sheet is typically then annealed and then cooled. The process typically concludes with a series of cold rolling passes where each pass reduces the thickness of the plate by a substantially constant thickness amount to form the foil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: Babcock & Wilcox Technical Services Y-12, LLC
    Inventors: Jackie G. Gooch, Amy L. DeMint
  • Publication number: 20100282375
    Abstract: Methods of fabricating a uranium-bearing foil are described. The foil may be substantially pure uranium, or may be a uranium alloy such as a uranium-molybdenum alloy. The method typically includes a series of hot rolling operations on a cast plate material to form a thin sheet. These hot rolling operations are typically performed using a process where each pass reduces the thickness of the plate by a substantially constant percentage. The sheet is typically then annealed and then cooled. The process typically concludes with a series of cold rolling passes where each pass reduces the thickness of the plate by a substantially constant thickness amount to form the foil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2009
    Publication date: November 11, 2010
    Applicant: Babcock & Wilcox Technical Services Y-12, LLC
    Inventors: Jackie G. Gooch, Amy L. DeMint