Patents by Inventor Philipp Hunger

Philipp Hunger 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).

  • System and method for nuclear reactor fuel having freeze-cast matrix impregnated with nucleotide-rich material
    Patent number: 10315246
    Abstract: A multiphase composite, formed by freeze-casting, lyophilization, and sintering, has sintered particles forming a scaffold having at least one region of aligned porosity; and a second phase formed in pores of the scaffold. In a particular embodiment, the second phase is a nuclear fuel, in another, the first phase is a nuclear fuel, and in others, both phases are nuclear fuels. In some embodiments, the first phase is a ceramic, and in other embodiments a metal such as stainless steel. In other embodiments, the second phase is a metal, and in other embodiments a ceramic. In some embodiments the second phase is positioned in a subset of pores of the scaffold, at least some additional pores being filled with a third phase. In embodiments, the second phase is also sintered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignees: THE TRUSTEES OF DARTMOUTH COLLEGE, WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Ulrike G. K. Wegst, Philipp Hunger, Todd Allen
  • System And Method For Nuclear Reactor Fuel Having Freeze-Cast Matrix Impregnated With Nucleotide-Rich Material
    Publication number: 20190131021
    Abstract: A multiphase composite, formed by freeze-casting, lyophilization, and sintering, has sintered particles forming a scaffold having at least one region of aligned porosity; and a second phase formed in pores of the scaffold. In a particular embodiment, the second phase is a nuclear fuel, in another, the first phase is a nuclear fuel, and in others, both phases are nuclear fuels. In some embodiments, the first phase is a ceramic, and in other embodiments a metal such as stainless steel. In other embodiments, the second phase is a metal, and in other embodiments a ceramic. In some embodiments the second phase is positioned in a subset of pores of the scaffold, at least some additional pores being filled with a third phase. In embodiments, the second phase is also sintered.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2014
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Applicant: The Trustees of Dartmouth College
    Inventors: Ulrike G.K. Wegst, Philipp Hunger, Todd Allen