Patents by Inventor Xuan Ha Nguyen

Xuan Ha Nguyen 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).

  • Nuclear fuel rod including disk-type burnable absorber
    Patent number: 11133115
    Abstract: Disclosed is a nuclear fuel rod including at least one or more fuel pellets, a cladding tube surrounding the fuel pellets, and burnable absorber inside the cladding tube. The burnable absorber comprises a burnable absorber material and a cladding material surrounding the burnable absorber material. The burnable absorber has a disk shape, and the cladding material is an alloy comprising zirconium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Yonghee Kim, Seongdong Jang, Xuan Ha Nguyen
  • NUCLEAR FUEL ROD INCLUDING DISK-TYPE BURNABLE ABSORBER
    Publication number: 20210125736
    Abstract: Disclosed is a nuclear fuel rod including at least one or more fuel pellets, a cladding tube surrounding the fuel pellets, and burnable absorber inside the cladding tube. The burnable absorber comprises a burnable absorber material and a cladding material surrounding the burnable absorber material. The burnable absorber has a disk shape, and the cladding material is an alloy comprising zirconium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Inventors: Yonghee Kim, Seongdong Jang, Xuan Ha Nguyen