Patents by Inventor Robert H. Hones

Robert H. Hones 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).

  • Bagless transfer process and apparatus for radioactive waste confinement
    Patent number: 5740545
    Abstract: A process and apparatus is provided for removing radioactive material from a glovebox, placing the material in a stainless steel storage vessel in communication with the glovebox, and sealing the vessel with a welded plug. The vessel is then severed along the weld, a lower half of the plug forming a closure for the vessel. The remaining welded plug half provides a seal for the remnant portion of the vessel and thereby maintains the sealed integrity of the glovebox.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 14, 1998
    Assignee: Westinghouse Savannah River Company
    Inventors: David N. Maxwell, Robert H. Hones, M. Lane Rogers