Patents by Inventor Harold A. Adkins, JR.

Harold A. Adkins, JR. 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).

  • Patent number: 11699534
    Abstract: Various embodiments relate to devices for transporting high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU). A device may include at least one section, wherein each section of the at least one section includes a number of storage tubes. Each storage tube, which is configured to receive and hold a container, extends from adjacent a first end of the section toward a second, opposite end of the section. Each section further includes a number of flux traps, wherein each storage tube of the number of storage tubes is at least partially surrounded by a flux trap of the number of flux traps Associated systems are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignees: Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC, UT-Battelle, LLC, Battelle Memorial Institute
    Inventors: Elmar F. Eidelpes, Joshua J. Jarrell, Robert A. Hall, William J. Marshall, Harold A. Adkins, Jr., Brian M. Hom
  • Publication number: 20230082559
    Abstract: Various embodiments relate to devices for transporting high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU). A device may include at least one section, wherein each section of the at least one section includes a number of storage tubes. Each storage tube, which is configured to receive and hold a container, extends from adjacent a first end of the section toward second, opposite end of the section. Each section further includes a number of flux traps, wherein each storage tube of the number of storage tubes is at least partially surrounded by a flux trap of the number of flux traps Associated systems are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2021
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventors: Elmar F. Eidelpes, Joshua J. Jarrell, Robert A. Hall, William J. Marshall, Harold A. Adkins, JR., Brian M. Hom