Patents by Inventor Oswald J. Wick

Oswald J. Wick 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).

  • Process for treating fission waste
    Patent number: 4395367
    Abstract: A method is described for the treatment of fission waste. A glass forming agent, a metal oxide, and a reducing agent are mixed with the fission waste and the mixture is heated. After melting, the mixture separates into a glass phase and a metal phase. The glass phase may be used to safely store the fission waste, while the metal phase contains noble metals recovered from the fission waste.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 1981
    Date of Patent: July 26, 1983
    Inventors: Charles A. Rohrmann, Oswald J. Wick