Patents by Inventor Donald K. Lorenzo

Donald K. Lorenzo 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).

  • Canister arrangement for storing radioactive waste
    Patent number: 4328423
    Abstract: The subject invention relates to a canister arrangement for jointly storing high level radioactive chemical waste and metallic waste resulting from the reprocessing of nuclear reactor fuel elements. A cylindrical steel canister is provided with an elongated centrally disposed billet of the metallic waste and the chemical waste in vitreous form is disposed in the annulus surrounding the billet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 1980
    Date of Patent: May 4, 1982
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the United States Department of Energy
    Inventors: Donald K. Lorenzo, John E. Van Cleve, Jr.