Patents by Inventor Michael McMurtrey

Michael McMurtrey 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).

  • Sensors for passively measuring a maximum temperature of a nuclear reactor, and related methods
    Patent number: 11923097
    Abstract: A sensor for passively measuring a maximum temperature within a nuclear reactor comprises a substrate, and a plurality of melt wires within a cavity defined within the substrate, at least one melt wire of the plurality of melt wires exhibiting a variable melting temperature along a length of the at least one melt wire. Related sensors and methods of forming the sensors are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC
    Inventors: Joshua Daw, Troy C. Unruh, Brenden J. Heidrich, David H. Hurley, Kiyo Tiffany Fujimoto, David Estrada, Michael McMurtrey, Kunal Mondal, Lance Hone, Robert D. Seifert
  • SENSORS FOR PASSIVELY MEASURING A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF A NUCLEAR REACTOR, AND RELATED METHODS
    Publication number: 20210398698
    Abstract: A sensor for passively measuring a maximum temperature within a nuclear reactor comprises a substrate, and a plurality of melt wires within a cavity defined within the substrate, at least one melt wire of the plurality of melt wires exhibiting a variable melting temperature along a length of the at least one melt wire. Related sensors and methods of forming the sensors are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2021
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Inventors: Joshua Daw, Troy C. Unruh, Brenden J. Heidrich, David H. Hurley, Kiyo Tiffany Fujimoto, David Estrada, Michael McMurtrey, Kunal Mondal, Lance Hone, Robert D. Seifert