Patents by Inventor Nirmal GNANAPRAGASAM

Nirmal GNANAPRAGASAM 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).

  • Low-energy electrochemical separation of isotopes
    Patent number: 11083993
    Abstract: The invention relates to isotope separation methods, and methods for separating isotopes with low energy consumption, demonstrated using hydrogen isotopes. Also described are methods for enriching or depleting the isotope present in the hydrogen gas/vapour feed e.g. for tritium removal, tritium enrichment and deuterium enrichment, by arranging a series of cells in a cascaded configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: ATOMIC ENERGY OF CANADA LIMITED
    Inventors: Keith Kutchcoskie, Nirmal Gnanapragasam, Hugh Boniface, Ian Castillo, Hongqiang Li
  • LOW-ENERGY ELECTROCHEMICAL SEPARATION OF ISOTOPES
    Publication number: 20200024755
    Abstract: The invention relates to isotope separation methods, and methods for separating isotopes with low energy consumption, demonstrated using hydrogen isotopes. Also described are methods for enriching or depleting the isotope present in the hydrogen gas/vapour feed e.g. for tritium removal, tritium enrichment and deuterium enrichment, by arranging a series of cells in a cascaded configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2019
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Applicant: ATOMIC ENERGY OF CANADA LIMITED
    Inventors: Keith KUTCHCOSKIE, Nirmal GNANAPRAGASAM, Hugh BONIFACE, Ian CASTILLO, Hongqiang Li