Patents by Inventor Magdelana Serrano de Caro

Magdelana Serrano de Caro 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).

  • TRISO FUEL FOR HIGH BURN-UP NUCLEAR ENGINE
    Publication number: 20110091004
    Abstract: A fuel particle for use in a fusion-fission nuclear engine includes a fuel kernel and a buffer layer surrounding the fuel kernel. The fuel particle also includes a pyrolytic carbon layer surrounding the buffer layer and a silicon carbide layer surrounding the buffer layer. The silicon carbide is characterized by a stress less than 450 MPa at 95% burn-up. The fuel particle further includes a second pyrolytic carbon layer surrounding the silicon carbide layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2008
    Publication date: April 21, 2011
    Applicant: Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC
    Inventors: Joseph C. Farmer, Magdelana Serrano de Caro, Jaime Marian, Paul P. Demange, Athanasios Arsenlis, Joe H. Satcher, JR., Jeffery F. Latkowski, Ryan P. Abbott, Tomas Dias de la Rubia, Edward I. Moses