Patents by Inventor Steven L. Hayes

Steven L. Hayes 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 element design for the enhanced destruction of plutonium in a nuclear reactor
    Patent number: 5887044
    Abstract: A uranium-free fuel for a fast nuclear reactor comprising an alloy of Pu, Zr and Hf, wherein Hf is present in an amount less than about 10% by weight of the alloy. The fuel may be in the form of a Pu alloy surrounded by a Zr--Hf alloy or an alloy of Pu--Zr--Hf or a combination of both.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 23, 1999
    Assignee: The United States of America as respresented by the United States Department of Energy
    Inventors: Douglas C. Crawford, Douglas L. Porter, Steven L. Hayes, Robert N. Hill
  • Airbag crash protection
    Patent number: 5033569
    Abstract: An impact-absorption mechanism installable on an automotive vehicle to minimize damage to vehicles involved in street accidents. At the onset of an accident a pressurized gas is introduced into one or more air bags to automatically inflate the bags and move them outwardly from the vehicle body. The inflated bags are impacted by the other vehicle, such that some of the collision force is dissipated without causing damage to the vehicles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 1990
    Date of Patent: July 23, 1991
    Inventor: Steven L. Hayes