Patents by Inventor Jose Francisco Serrano Rodriguez

Jose Francisco Serrano Rodriguez 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).

  • Fuel Element for Pressurised Water Nuclear Reactors and Method of Loading Fuel Elements Into a Nuclear Reactor Core
    Publication number: 20090041175
    Abstract: The invention relates to a fuel assembly for pressurised water nuclear reactors comprising a plurality of nuclear fuel rods each of which comprises a plurality of pellets with nuclear fuel. The assembly includes both pellets with high-concentration gadolinium oxide (greater or equal to 6% by weight) and pellets with medium-concentration gadolinium oxide (greater than 2% by weight and less than or equal to 4% by weight). The invention also relates to a method for loading the core of a nuclear reactor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2006
    Publication date: February 12, 2009
    Applicant: ENUSA INDUSTRIAS AVANZADAS, S.A.
    Inventors: Claude Michel Mildrum, Jose Francisco Serrano Rodriguez