Patents by Inventor Everett L. Childs

Everett L. Childs 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).

  • Decontaminating metal surfaces
    Patent number: 4481090
    Abstract: Radioactively contaminated surfaces can be electrolytically decontaminated with greatly increased efficiencies by using electrolytes containing higher than heretofore conventional amounts of nitrate, e.g.,>600 g/l of NaNO.sub.3, or by using nitrate-containing electrolytes which are acidic, e.g., of a pH<6.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 1984
    Date of Patent: November 6, 1984
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the United States Department of Energy
    Inventor: Everett L. Childs
  • Decontaminating metal surfaces
    Patent number: 4193853
    Abstract: This invention relates to an electrolyte and an electrolytic method for removing radioactive contaminants from the surface of a metallic substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 1979
    Date of Patent: March 18, 1980
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the United States Department of Energy
    Inventors: Everett L. Childs, Jack L. Long