Patents by Inventor Christian Ost

Christian Ost 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).

  • Method of processing plutonium and/or uranyl nitrate
    Patent number: 4923639
    Abstract: Method for treating plutonium and/or uranyl nitrate by superheating and concentrating a nitric acid starting solution, characterized by the feature that nitric acid starting solution is concentrated to form a Pu(VI)-and/or U(VI)-containing nitrate melt, is poured into a mold, is solidified by cooling down, and is transported and/or stored as a solidified solid body until further processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 1982
    Date of Patent: May 8, 1990
    Assignee: Alkem GmbH
    Inventors: Wolfgang Stoll, Christian Ost, Volker Schneider
  • Method for electrochemical oxidizing to the Pu (VI)
    Patent number: 4439279
    Abstract: Increasing the oxidation state of plutonium to Pu (VI) by circulating a starting solution of U.sup.6 and Pu.sup.4 -nitrates and HNO.sub.3 through an electrolysis cell at an electrode voltage of about 3 volts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 1980
    Date of Patent: March 27, 1984
    Assignee: Alkem GmbH
    Inventors: Fritz Herrmann, Christian Ost