Patents by Inventor Antony Gaffka

Antony Gaffka 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).

  • Radioactive waste storage
    Patent number: 9142326
    Abstract: Radioactive waste may be stored in storage containers that are suitable for long-term disposal, but do not provide adequate shielding. By assembling an overpack from metal plates, the metal plates each being substantially flat, and the overpack providing sufficient shielding for the radioactive waste, and enclosing the storage container that contains radioactive waste in the overpack, the storage container can then be stored safely in a weatherproof enclosure. The enclosure does not need to provide radiation shielding. The plates can be stored as a flat-pack, and assembled into the overpack when required.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: Soletanche Freyssinet SA
    Inventors: Ian Shaw, Antony Gaffka
  • Radioactive Waste Storage
    Publication number: 20100324350
    Abstract: Radioactive waste may be stored in storage containers that are suitable for long-term disposal, but do not provide adequate shielding. By assembling an overpack from metal plates, the metal plates each being substantially flat, and the overpack providing sufficient shielding for the radioactive waste, and enclosing the storage container that contains radioactive waste in the overpack, the storage container can then be stored safely in a weatherproof enclosure. The enclosure does not need to provide radiation shielding. The plates can be stored as a flat-pack, and assembled into the overpack when required.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2010
    Publication date: December 23, 2010
    Inventors: Ian Shaw, Antony Gaffka