Patents by Inventor Rekha R. Rao

Rekha R. Rao 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).

  • Injectable sacrificial material systems and methods to contain molten corium in nuclear accidents
    Patent number: 11783954
    Abstract: Systems and methods for injecting a carbonate-based sacrificial material into a nuclear reactor containment for containment of molten corium in severe nuclear reactor accidents are disclosed. Molten corium can be quickly cooled and solidified by the endothermic decomposition of the sacrificial material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC
    Inventors: Yifeng Wang, David Louie, Rekha R. Rao, Jeremy A. Templeton
  • INJECTABLE SACRIFICIAL MATERIAL SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO CONTAIN MOLTEN CORIUM IN NUCLEAR ACCIDENTS
    Publication number: 20220157478
    Abstract: Systems and methods for injecting a carbonate-based sacrificial material into a nuclear reactor containment for containment of molten corium in severe nuclear reactor accidents are disclosed. Molten corium can be quickly cooled and solidified by the endothermic decomposition of the sacrificial material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2022
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventors: Yifeng Wang, David Louie, Rekha R. Rao, Jeremy A. Templeton
  • Injectable sacrificial material systems and methods to contain molten corium in nuclear accidents
    Patent number: 11309096
    Abstract: Systems and methods for injecting a carbonate-based sacrificial material into a nuclear reactor containment for containment of molten corium in severe nuclear reactor accidents are disclosed. Molten corium can be quickly cooled and solidified by the endothermic decomposition of the sacrificial material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC
    Inventors: Yifeng Wang, David Louie, Rekha R. Rao, Jeremy A. Templeton