Patents by Inventor Roberto T. Pabalan

Roberto T. Pabalan 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).

  • Methods for vaporization and remediation of radioactive contamination
    Patent number: 9105363
    Abstract: A method for collecting volatile radioactive substances. The method includes irradiating a volatile radioactive substance on or under a contaminated material surface using microwave radiation and vaporizing the volatile radioactive substance, wherein the volatile radioactive substance comprises at least one of cesium and iodine. The method further includes recovering the vaporized volatile radioactive substance from the contaminated material. The method may be accomplished with and/or without physically collecting or isolating the contaminated material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Roland R. V. Benke, Ralph H. Hill, Jr., Roberto T. Pabalan, James A. Moryl, Jeremy R. Pruitt