Patents by Inventor SYLVESTER F. OGUNJI

SYLVESTER F. OGUNJI 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).

  • SINTERING WITH SPS/FAST URANIUM FUEL WITH OR WITHOUT BURNABLE ABSORBERS
    Publication number: 20200258642
    Abstract: The present invention relates to nuclear fuel compositions including uranium dioxide with integral fuel burnable absorber, and triuranium disilicide and a composite of uranium mononitride and triuranium disilicide with or without integral fuel burnable absorber, and methods of sintering these compositions. The sintering is conducted using SPS/FAST apparatus and techniques. The sintering time and temperature is reduced using SPS/FAST as compared to conventional sintering methods for nuclear fuel compositions. The nuclear fuel compositions of the present invention are particularly useful in light water reactors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2019
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Applicant: WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC COMPANY, LLC
    Inventors: PENG XU, LU CAI, SYLVESTER F. OGUNJI, EDWARD J. LAHODA, LARS HALLSTADIUS