Patents by Inventor Michael A. Futterer

Michael A. Futterer 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).

  • Head-End Process for the Reprocessing of Reactor Core Material
    Publication number: 20080159464
    Abstract: In a head-end process for the reprocessing of reactor core material with embedded fuel particles, reactor core material is arranged in a reactor containing a fluid. The reactor comprises a voltage discharge installation in the fluid. Voltage discharges are applied through the fluid for fragmenting the fuel particles into fragmentation products and the fragmentation products are segregated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2006
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Applicants: FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM KARLSRUHE GMBH, The European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom), represented by The European Commision
    Inventors: Michael A. Futterer, Peter Hoppe, Josef Singer, Bluhm Hansjoachim