Patents by Inventor Wendy Pemberton

Wendy Pemberton 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).

  • ROOM TEMPERATURE ELECTRODEPOSITION OF ACTINIDES FROM IONIC SOLUTIONS
    Publication number: 20130087464
    Abstract: Uranium metal can be electrochemical deposited from room temperature ionic liquid (RTIL), tri-methyl-n-butyl ammonium n-bis(trifluoromethansulfonylimide) [Me3NnBu][TFSI] providing an alternative non-aqueous system for the extraction and reclamation of actinides from reprocessed fuel materials. Deposition of U metal is achieved using TFSI complexes of U(III) and U(IV) containing the anion common to the RTIL. TFSI complexes of uranium were produced to ensure solubility of the species in the ionic liquid. The methods provide a first measure of the thermodynamic properties of U metal deposition using Uranium complexes with different oxidation states from RTIL solution at room temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2011
    Publication date: April 11, 2013
    Applicants: Nevada, Las Vegas
    Inventors: David W. Hatchett, Wendy Pemberton, Kenneth R. Czerwinski