Patents by Inventor Muthian Gunasekaran

Muthian Gunasekaran 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).

  • Concrete encapsulation for spent nuclear fuel storage
    Patent number: 4257912
    Abstract: Concrete systems, mixtures and methods for encapsulating and storing spent nuclear fuel. Fuel discharged from nuclear reactors in the form of rods or multi-rod assemblies is completely and contiguously enclosed in concrete having incorporated therein metallic fibers to increase thermal conductivity and polymers to decrease fluid permeability. The metallic fibers and the polymers can be distributed in a single concrete layer, or separate contiguous layers can be utilized for the conductivity and impermeability characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 1978
    Date of Patent: March 24, 1981
    Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Corp.
    Inventors: Leonard R. Fleischer, Muthian Gunasekaran