Patents by Inventor Patrick M. Magee

Patrick M. Magee 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).

  • Nuclear fuel element, and method of forming same
    Patent number: 4971753
    Abstract: A method of inhibiting deleterious reactions between metallic fissionable fuel for nuclear reactors and stainless steel containers for housing such fuel comprising imposing an expendable body of alloying metal intermediate the fuel and container is disclosed. The disclosure also includes an improved nuclear fuel element comprising metal alloy fuel housed within stainless steel containers having a body of zirconium metal interposed between the fuel and containers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 1989
    Date of Patent: November 20, 1990
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Ira N. Taylor, Jr., Patrick M. Magee