Patents by Inventor Nathan Fuhrman

Nathan Fuhrman 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).

  • Borate glass containing boron carbide burnable poison coating
    Patent number: 5243633
    Abstract: A fuel element (10) for a nuclear reactor having a zirconium-tin alloy cladding tube (20), with a thin coating (30) of a burnable poison consisting of an enriched boron particles sealed in a boron-containing glass or glass compound deposited from a liquid sol-gel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 1991
    Date of Patent: September 7, 1993
    Assignee: Combustion Engineering, Inc.
    Inventors: William J. Bryan, Nathan Fuhrman, David C. Jones
  • Element with burnable poison coating
    Patent number: 4990303
    Abstract: A fuel element for a nuclear reactor having a zirconium-tin alloy cladding tube, with a thin coating of particles of enriched boron-containing compound burnable poison particles, deposited from a liquid sol-gel which includes a glass binder material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 1988
    Date of Patent: February 5, 1991
    Assignee: Combustion Engineering, Inc.
    Inventors: William J. Bryan, Nathan Fuhrman, David C. Jones
  • Alloy coated fuel cladding
    Patent number: 4880597
    Abstract: A fuel element for a nuclear reactor having a zirconium tin alloy cladding tube, with a thin coating of enriched boron-containing alloy burnable poison, such as nickel-thallium-boron deposited from a reducing agent by an electroless plating process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 1988
    Date of Patent: November 14, 1989
    Assignee: Combustion Engineering, Inc.
    Inventors: William J. Bryan, Nathan Fuhrman
  • Element with burnable poison coating
    Patent number: 4824634
    Abstract: A fuel element for a nuclear reactor having a zirconium-tin alloy cladding tube, with a thin coating of particles of enriched boron-containing compound burnable poison particles, such as ZrB.sub.2 deposited from a liquid suspension which includes an acrylic polymer binder material and isopropanol. Graphite lubricant particles can be included in the coating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 1987
    Date of Patent: April 25, 1989
    Assignee: Combustion Engineering, Inc.
    Inventors: Nathan Fuhrman, Wlliam J. Bryan