Patents by Inventor Carl E. Crouthamel

Carl E. Crouthamel 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 reactor fuel element
    Patent number: 4229260
    Abstract: A nuclear reactor fuel element is described which has an outer cladding, a central core of fissionable or mixed fissionable and fertile fuel material and a layer of oxygen gettering material on the inner surface of the cladding. The gettering material reacts with oxygen released by the fissionable material during irradiation of the core thereby preventing the oxygen from reacting with and corroding the cladding. Also described is an improved method for coating the inner surface of the cladding with a layer of gettering material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 1976
    Date of Patent: October 21, 1980
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the United States Department of Energy
    Inventors: Carl E. Johnson, Carl E. Crouthamel