Patents by Inventor Robert W. Kessie

Robert W. Kessie 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).

  • Electrolytic cell with reference electrode
    Patent number: 4888102
    Abstract: A reference electrode device is provided for a high temperature electrolytic cell used to electrolytically recover uranium from spent reactor fuel dissolved in an anode pool, the device having a glass tube to enclose the electrode and electrolyte and serve as a conductive membrane with the cell electrolyte, and an outer metal tube about the glass tube to serve as a shield and basket for any glass sections broken by handling of the tube to prevent their contact with the anode pool, the metal tube having perforations to provide access between the bulk of the cell electrolyte and glass membrane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 1988
    Date of Patent: December 19, 1989
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the United States Department of Energy
    Inventor: Robert W. Kessie