Patents by Inventor Sean Michael Kevin Hanlon

Sean Michael Kevin Hanlon 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).

  • Mechanically-assisted gaseous addition of hydrogen to metal alloys
    Patent number: 11555236
    Abstract: An article formed of a metal alloy is covered at least partially with a metal hydride and a shell metal to form an assembly. Load is applied to the assembly and the assembly is heated. The shell metal deforms around the article and the metal hydride and forms a gas proof seal. The metal hydride thermally decomposes to form hydrogen gas. At least a portion of the hydrogen gas dissociates and moves as monoatomic hydrogen into the article. The metal alloy can be a zirconium metal alloy, the metal hydride can be a zirconium metal hydride, and the shell metal can be substantially copper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: Atomic Energy of Canada Limited / Énergie Atomique du Canada Limitée
    Inventors: Glenn Aldon McRae, Christopher Edward Coleman, Curtis John St. Louis, Scott Thomas Langille, James Leigh McLean Corrigall, Heidi Marie Nordin, Sean Michael Kevin Hanlon, Scott Anthony Douglas Read, Kevin William McCaugherty
  • MECHANICALLY-ASSISTED GASEOUS ADDITION OF HYDROGEN TO METAL ALLOYS
    Publication number: 20200208248
    Abstract: An article formed of a metal alloy is covered at least partially with a metal hydride and a shell metal to form an assembly. Load is applied to the assembly and the assembly is heated. The shell metal deforms around the article and the metal hydride and forms a gas proof seal. The metal hydride thermally decomposes to form hydrogen gas. At least a portion of the hydrogen gas dissociates and moves as monoatomic hydrogen into the article. The metal alloy can be a zirconium metal alloy, the metal hydride can be a zirconium metal hydride, and the shell metal can be substantially copper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2018
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: Glenn Aldon McRae, Christopher Edward Coleman, Curtis John St. Louis, Scott Thomas Langille, James Leigh McLean Corrigall, Heidi Marie Nordin, Sean Michael Kevin Hanlon, Scott Anthony Douglas Read, Kevin Willam McCaugherty