Patents by Inventor Kenneth G. Carroll

Kenneth G. Carroll 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 reactor fuel element with vanadium getter on cladding
    Patent number: 4032400
    Abstract: A nuclear reactor fuel element is described which has an outer cladding, a central core of fissionable or mixed fissionable and fertile fuel material and a layer of vanadium as an oxygen getter on the inner surface of the cladding. The vanadium reacts with oxygen released by the fissionable material during irradiation of the core to prevent the oxygen from reacting with and corroding the cladding. Also described is a method for coating the inner surface of small diameter tubes of cladding with a layer of vanadium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 1976
    Date of Patent: June 28, 1977
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the United States Energy Research and Development Administration
    Inventors: Carl E. Johnson, Kenneth G. Carroll