Patents by Inventor Marco BEGHI

Marco BEGHI 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).

  • Nanocrystalline/amorphous composite coating for protecting metal components in nuclear plants cooled with liquid metal or molten salt
    Patent number: 9934877
    Abstract: A nuclear fuel cladding tube for a liquid-metal or molten-salt cooled reactor includes a tubular body of metal material and a protective coating applied on an outer surface of the tubular body, to contact the coolant. The coating includes at least one layer of coating material selected from the group consisting of ceramic materials, refractory metals, and FeCrAlY alloys, and includes a matrix composed of the coating material in amorphous phase, inside which nanodomains composed of the coating material in crystalline phase are dispersed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: FONDAZIONE ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA
    Inventors: Fabio Di Fonzo, Marco Beghi, Francisco Garcia Ferre
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    Publication number: 20140241485
    Abstract: A nuclear fuel cladding tube for a liquid-metal or molten-salt cooled reactor includes a tubular body of metal material and a protective coating applied on an outer surface of the tubular body, to contact the coolant. The coating includes at least one layer of coating material selected from the group consisting of ceramic materials, refractory metals, and FeCrAlY alloys, and includes a matrix composed of the coating material in amorphous phase, inside which nanodomains composed of the coating material in crystalline phase are dispersed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2013
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: FONDAZIONE ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA
    Inventors: Fabio DI FONZO, Marco BEGHI, Francisco GARCIA FERRE