Patents by Inventor Harold L. Runion

Harold L. Runion 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).

  • Continuous process for the production of powdered uranium dioxide from uranyl nitrate
    Patent number: 4656015
    Abstract: An improved process for producing powdered uranium dioxide from a solution of uranyl nitrate which is suitable for the manufacture of fuel for nuclear reactors. The process is continuous and comprises an incremental precipitation of soluble uranyl nitrate with ammonium hydroxide which is interrupted with an intermediate aging period. The precipitate of ammonium uranate solids is dried and thermally converted to a powdered oxide of uranium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 1984
    Date of Patent: April 7, 1987
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Larry A. Divins, Harold L. Runion