Patents by Inventor Scott R. Wilde

Scott R. Wilde 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).

  • FUEL PELLETS HAVING A HETEROGENEOUS COMPOSITION AND RELATED METHODS
    Publication number: 20200321134
    Abstract: A nuclear fuel element for a nuclear reactor comprises a body having a first region and a second region surrounded by the first region. The first segment comprises a poison material, and the second region comprises a nuclear fuel material and is substantially free of the poison material. A nuclear fuel element for use in a nuclear reactor comprises the body and a cladding material at least partially surrounding the body. Related methods of forming the nuclear fuel pellet include additive manufacturing processes to form first and second segments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2019
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Inventors: Robert C. O'Brien, Patrick J. Moo, Adrian R. Wagner, Randall Scott, Scott R. Wilde