Patents by Inventor Edmond E. DeMario

Edmond E. DeMario 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).

  • Pressurized fuel elements for nuclear reactors
    Patent number: 3989590
    Abstract: An internally pressurized hermetically clad fuel element for a nuclear reactor having a sealed collapsible capsule within the fuel element plenum. The capsule is controllably collapsed in a buckling mode with increases in plenum pressure to maintain the fuel element pressure substantially constant throughout its operating life.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 1973
    Date of Patent: November 2, 1976
    Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Henry A. Wehrli, III, Edmond E. DeMario, Thomas R. Hovanec