Patents by Inventor Richard E. Hutchens

Richard E. Hutchens 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).

  • Method for forming microspheres for encapsulation of nuclear waste
    Patent number: 4481134
    Abstract: Microspheres for nuclear waste storage are formed by gelling droplets containing the waste in a gelation fluid, transferring the gelled droplets to a furnace without the washing step previously used, and heating the unwashed gelled droplets in the furnace under temperature or humidity conditions that result in a substantially linear rate of removal of volatile components therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 1982
    Date of Patent: November 6, 1984
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the United States Department of Energy
    Inventors: Peter Angelini, Anthony J. Caputo, Richard E. Hutchens, Walter J. Lackey, David P. Stinton