Patents by Inventor Horng-Ming Hsich

Horng-Ming Hsich 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 savings in nuclear reactors by using beryllium rods in fuel bundles
    Patent number: 4148687
    Abstract: Nuclear fuels in the form of rod bundle with one or several beryllium rods inserted therein are proposed for use in power reactors positioned to obtain reactivity increase in order to save the D.sub.2 O inventory in a heavy water reactor or to relax the requirement of uranium enrichment if used in light water reactors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 1976
    Date of Patent: April 10, 1979
    Assignee: Institute of Nuclear Energy Research
    Inventors: Ji-Peng Chien, Chao-Yie Yang, Horng-Ming Hsich