Patents by Inventor Gaven C. Knighton

Gaven C. Knighton 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 for fabricating uranium foils and uranium alloy foils
    Patent number: 7100670
    Abstract: A method of producing thin foils of uranium or an alloy. The uranium or alloy is cast as a plate or sheet having a thickness less than about 5 mm and thereafter cold rolled in one or more passes at substantially ambient temperatures until the uranium or alloy thereof is in the shape of a foil having a thickness less than about 1.0 mm. The uranium alloy includes one or more of Zr, Nb, Mo, Cr, Fe, Si, Ni, Cu or Al.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2006
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the United States Department of Energy
    Inventors: Gerard L. Hofman, Mitchell K. Meyer, Gaven C. Knighton, Curtis R. Clark