Patents by Inventor Keith H. KELLER

Keith H. KELLER 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).

  • Nuclear fuel structure and method of making a nuclear fuel structure using a detachable cathode material
    Patent number: 10221499
    Abstract: A method of making a nuclear fuel structure may include reducing a metal oxide in a cathode assembly so as to deposit a metal of the metal oxide on the cathode plate of the cathode assembly, and processing the cathode plate with the metal deposited thereon to fabricate the nuclear fuel structure. The cathode plate may include an upper blade including an electrically conductive material, a lower blade portion connected to the upper blade, and a connection structure configured to secure the lower blade portion to the upper blade while providing electrical continuity. The connection structure may be configured to be disconnected from the lower blade portion to detach the lower blade portion from the upper blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas LLC
    Inventors: Gary L. Miller, Keith H. Keller
  • NUCLEAR FUEL STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF MAKING A NUCLEAR FUEL STRUCTURE USING A DETACHABLE CATHODE MATERIAL
    Publication number: 20160376723
    Abstract: A method of making a nuclear fuel structure may include reducing a metal oxide in a cathode assembly so as to deposit a metal of the metal oxide on the cathode plate of the cathode assembly, and processing the cathode plate with the metal deposited thereon to fabricate the nuclear fuel structure. The cathode plate may include an upper blade including an electrically conductive material, a lower blade portion connected to the upper blade, and a connection structure configured to secure the lower blade portion to the upper blade while providing electrical continuity. The connection structure may be configured to be disconnected from the lower blade portion to detach the lower blade portion from the upper blade.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2015
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Applicant: GE-HITACHI NUCLEAR ENERGY AMERICAS LLC
    Inventors: Gary L. MILLER, Keith H. KELLER