Patents by Inventor Denise Adorno LOPES

Denise Adorno LOPES 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).

  • CHROMIUM ALLOYS FOR COATING NUCLEAR FUEL RODS
    Publication number: 20240093352
    Abstract: Nuclear fuel rods are disclosed. The nuclear fuel rods include a substrate and a chromium alloy coating layer applied to the substrate. The chromium alloy coating layer comprises chromium (Cr); a element or compound selected from the group consisting of yttrium (Y), lanthanum (La), thorium (Th), zirconium (Zr), titanium (Ti), hafnium (I-lf), molybdenum (Mo), tungsten (W), vanadium (V), rhenium (Re), ruthenium (Ru), cobalt (Co), aluminum (Al), carbides, borides, intermetallics, and combinations thereof; and interstitial elements up to 1500 ppm, wherein carbon (C), oxygen (O), and nitrogen (N) are each 500 ppm or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2021
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: Westinghouse Electric Company LLC
    Inventors: Elwyn ROBERTS, Jonathan WRIGHT, Benjamin R. MAIER, Jorie WALTERS, Denise ADORNO-LOPES, Kathryn E. METZGER
  • ANNULAR NUCLEAR FUEL ROD
    Publication number: 20230132157
    Abstract: Annular nuclear fuel rods are disclosed. The annular nuclear fuel rods include an outer cladding tube made of ceramic composite or cermet composite, an inner cladding tube made of ceramic composite or cermet composite, a nuclear fuel region located between the outer cladding tube and inner cladding tube, and an open channel for liquid coolant to flow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2021
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Applicant: Westinghouse Electric Company LLC
    Inventors: Luke C. OLSON, Kathryn E. METZGER, Edward J. LAHODA, Elwyn ROBERTS, Michael R. ICKES, Paolo FERRONI, Denise Adorno LOPES, Luke D. CZERNIAK, Fausto FRANCESCHINI