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| 4851124 | Method of removing and detoxifying a phosphorus-based substance A method of removing organic phosphorus-based poisonous substances from water contaminated therewith and of subsequently destroying the toxicity of the substance is disclosed. Initially, a water-immiscible organic is immobilized on a supported liquid memb... | 07/25/1989 |
| 4709848 | Method of bonding 1. A method of making a fuel-containing structure for nuclear reactors, comprising providing an assembly comprising a plurality of fuel units; each fuel unit consisting of a core plate containing thermal-neutron-fissionable material, sheets of cladding me... | 12/01/1987 |
| 4663129 | Isotopic generator for bismuth-212 and lead-212 from radium A method and apparatus for providing radionuclides of bismuth-212 and lead-212. Thorium-228 and carrier solution starting material is input to a radiologically contained portion of an isotopic generator system, and radium-224 is separated from thorium-228... | 05/05/1987 |
| 4640756 | Method of making a piezoelectric shear wave resonator An acoustic shear wave resonator comprising a piezoelectric film having its C-axis substantially inclined from the film normal such that the shear wave coupling coefficient significantly exceeds the longitudinal wave coupling coefficient, whereby the film... | 02/03/1987 |
| 4620493 | Sewage sludge dewatering using flowing liquid metals A method and apparatus for reducing the moisture content of a moist sewage sludge having a moisture content of about 50% to 80% and formed of small cellular micro-organism bodies having internally confined water is provided. A hot liquid metal is circulat... | 11/04/1986 |
| 4612175 | Flue gas desulfurization/denitrification using metal-chelate additives A method of simultaneously removing SO2 and NO from oxygen-containing flue gases resulting from the combustion of carbonaceous material by contacting the flue gas with an aqueous scrubber solution containing an aqueous sulfur dioxide sorbent an... | 09/16/1986 |
| 4612047 | Preparations of rare earth-iron alloys by thermite reduction An improved method for the preparation of high-purity rare earth-iron alloys by the aluminothermic reduction of a mixture of rare earth and iron fluorides.... | 09/16/1986 |
| 4610720 | Method for preparing high purity vanadium A method for preparing high purity vanadium having a low silicon content has been developed. Vanadium pentoxide is reduced with a stoichiometric, or slightly deficient amount of aluminum to produce a vanadium-aluminum alloy containing an excess of oxygen.... | 09/09/1986 |
| 4596690 | Fission gas release restrictor for breached fuel rod In the event of a breach in the cladding of a rod in an operating liquid metal fast breeder reactor, the rapid release of high-pressure gas from the fission gas plenum may result in a gas blanketing of the breached rod and rods adjacent thereto which impa... | 06/24/1986 |
| 4586368 | Atmospheric pressure helium afterglow discharge detector for gas chromatography An apparatus for providing a simple, low-frequency electrodeless discharge system for atmospheric pressure afterglow generation. A single quartz tube through which a gas mixture is passed is extended beyond a concentric electrode positioned thereabout. A ... | 05/06/1986 |
| 4302939 | Solid state engine using nitinol memory alloy A device for converting heat energy to mechanical energy includes a reservoir of a hot fluid and a rotor assembly mounted thereabove so a portion of it dips into the hot fluid. The rotor assembly may include a shaft having four spokes extending radially o... | 12/01/1981 |
| 4225414 | Process for hydrocracking carbonaceous material to provide fuels or chemical feed stock A process is disclosed for hydrocracking coal or other carbonaceous material to produce various aromatic hydrocarbons including benzene, toluene, xylene, ethylbenzene, phenol and cresols in variable relative concentrations while maintaining a near constan... | 09/30/1980 |
| 4203303 | Torque-balanced vibrationless rotary coupling This disclosure describes a torque-balanced vibrationless rotary coupling for transmitting rotary motion without unwanted vibration into the spindle of a machine tool. A drive member drives a driven member using flexible connecting loops which are connect... | 05/20/1980 |
| 4101813 | Double deflection system for an electron beam device A double deflection scanning system for electron beam instruments is provided embodying a means of correcting isotropic coma, and anisotropic coma aberrations induced by the magnetic lens of such an instrument. The scanning system deflects the beam prior ... | 07/18/1978 |
| 4099961 | Closed cell metal foam method Foamed metals and metal alloys which have a closed cellular structure are prepared by heating a metal body containing entrapped inert gas uniformly distributed throughout to a temperature above the melting point of the metal and maintaining the body at th... | 07/11/1978 |
| 4080250 | Method of locating a leaking fuel element in a fast breeder power reactor Leaking fuel elements in a fast reactor are identified by measuring the ratio of 134 Xe to 133 Xe in the reactor cover gas following detection of a fuel element leak, this ratio being indicative of the power and burnup of the failed ... | 03/21/1978 |
| 4074848 | Method of sealing A thermocouple lead or other small diameter wire, cable or tube is passed through a thin material such as sheet metal and sealed thereinto by drawing complementary longitudinally angled, laterally rounded grooves terminating at their base ends in a common... | 02/21/1978 |
| 4029860 | Compartmented electrode structure Electrodes for secondary electrochemical cells are provided with compartments for containing particles of the electrode reactant. The compartments are defined by partitions that are generally impenetrable to the particles of reactant and, in some instance... | 06/14/1977 |
| 4029519 | Solar collector having a solid transmission medium There is provided a radiant energy transmission device capable of operation in a concentrative mode in which energy incident on an entrance area is directed toward and concentrated on an exit area of smaller area than the entrance area. The device include... | 06/14/1977 |
| 4026763 | Liquid-metal dip seal with pneumatic spring An improved liquid-metal dip seal for sealing the annulus between rotating plugs in the reactor vessel head of a liquid-metal fast-breeder nuclear reactor has two legs of differing widths communicating under a seal blade; the wide leg is also in communica... | 05/31/1977 |
| 4027156 | X-ray source safety shutter An apparatus is provided for controlling the activation of a high energy radiation source having a shutter. The apparatus includes magnets and magnetically responsive switches appropriately placed and interconnected so that only with the shutter and other... | 05/31/1977 |
| 4027239 | Current level detector A device is provided for detecting the current level of a DC signal. It includes an even harmonic modulator to which a reference AC signal is applied. The unknown DC signal acts on the reference AC signal so that the output of the modulator includes an ev... | 05/31/1977 |
| 4024916 | Borehole sealing method and apparatus A method and apparatus is described for sealing boreholes in the earth. The borehole is blocked at the sealing level, and a sealing apparatus capable of melting rock and earth is positioned in the borehole just above seal level. The apparatus is heated to... | 05/24/1977 |
| 4024217 | Method of isotope separation by chemi-ionization A method for separating specific isotopes present in an isotopic mixture by aerodynamically accelerating a gaseous compound to form a jet of molecules, and passing the jet through a stream of electron donor atoms whereby an electron transfer takes place, ... | 05/17/1977 |
| 4020692 | Ultrasonic thermometer isolation standoffs A method is provided for minimizing sticking of the transmission line to the protective sheath and preventing noise echoes from interfering with signal echoes in an improved high temperature ultrasonic thermometer which includes an ultrasonic transmission... | 05/03/1977 |
| 4021676 | Waste canister for storage of nuclear wastes A waste canister for storage of nuclear wastes in the form of a solidified glass includes fins supported from the center with the tips of the fins spaced away from the wall to conduct heat away from the center without producing unacceptable hot spots in t... | 05/03/1977 |
| 4018654 | Pretreatment of coal during transport Many available coals are "caking coals" which possess the undesirable characteristic of fusing into a solid mass when heated through their plastic temperature range (about 400° C.) which temperature range is involved in many common treatment processes su... | 04/19/1977 |
| 4017253 | Fluidized-bed calciner with combustion nozzle and shroud A nozzle employed as a burner within a fluidized bed is coaxially enclosed within a tubular shroud that extends beyond the nozzle length into the fluidized bed. The open-ended shroud portion beyond the nozzle end provides an antechamber for mixture and co... | 04/12/1977 |
| 4017794 | Circuit for measuring time differences among events An electronic circuit has a plurality of input terminals. Application of a first input signal to any one of the terminals initiates a timing sequence. Later inputs to the same terminal are ignored but a later input to any other terminal of the plurality g... | 04/12/1977 |
| 4017674 | Method for starting operation of a resistance melter A method for starting the operation of a resistance furnace, where heating occurs by passing a current through the charge between two furnace electrodes and the charge is a material which is essentially electrically nonconductive when in a solid physical ... | 04/12/1977 |
| 4016237 | Process for separation of the rare earths by solvent extraction Production rates for solvent extraction separation of the rare earths and yttrium from each other can be improved by the substitution of di(2-ethylhexyl) mono-thiophosphoric acid for di(2-ethylhexyl) phosphoric acid. The di(2-ethylhexyl) mono-thiophosphor... | 04/05/1977 |
| 4016290 | Method of encapsulating polyaminopolycarboxylic acid chelating agents in liposomes A method is provided for transferring a polyaminopolycarboxylic acid chelating agent across a cellular membrane by encapsulating the charged chelating agent within liposomes, which liposomes will be taken up by the cells, thereby transferring the chelatin... | 04/05/1977 |
| 4012282 | Multiple lead seal assembly for a liquid-metal-cooled fast-breeder nuclear reactor A reusable multiple lead seal assembly provides leak-free passage of stainless-steel-clad instrument leads through the cover on the primary tank of a liquid-metal-cooled fast-breeder nuclear reactor. The seal isolates radioactive argon cover gas and sodiu... | 03/15/1977 |
| 4011372 | Method of preparing a negative electrode including lithium alloy for use within a secondary electrochemical cell A negative electrode that includes a lithium alloy as active material is prepared by briefly submerging a porous, electrically conductive substrate within a melt of the alloy. Prior to solidification, excess melt can be removed by vibrating or otherwise m... | 03/08/1977 |
| 4011373 | Uncharged positive electrode composition An uncharged positive-electrode composition contains particulate lithium sulfide, another alkali metal or alkaline earth metal compound other than sulfide, e.g., lithium carbide, and a transition metal powder. The composition along with a binder, such as ... | 03/08/1977 |
| 4011374 | Porous carbonaceous electrode structure and method for secondary electrochemical cell Positive and negative electrodes are provided as rigid, porous carbonaceous matrices with particulate active material fixedly embedded. Active material such as metal chalcogenides, solid alloys of alkali metal or alkaline earth metals along with other met... | 03/08/1977 |
| 4011153 | Liquefaction and desulfurization of coal using synthesis gas A process for desulfurizing and liquefying coal by heating said coal at a temperature of 375°-475° C in the presence of a slurry liquid, hydrogen, carbon monoxide, steam, and a catalyst comprising a desulfurization catalyst and an alkali metal salt.... | 03/08/1977 |
| 4007729 | Means of increasing efficiency of CPC solar energy collector A device is provided for improving the thermal efficiency of a cylindrical radiant energy collector. A channel is placed next to and in close proximity to the nonreflective side of an energy reflective wall of a cylindrical collector. A coolant is piped t... | 02/15/1977 |
| 4008411 | Production of 14 MeV neutrons by heavy ions This invention relates to a neutron generator and a method for the production of 14 MeV neutrons. Heavy ions are accelerated to impinge upon a target mixture of deuterium and tritium to produce recoil atoms of deuterium and tritium. These recoil atoms hav... | 02/15/1977 |
| 4006034 | Method of preparing an electrochemical cell in uncharged state A secondary electrochemical cell is assembled in an uncharged state for the preparation of a lithium alloy-transition metal sulfide cell. The negative electrode includes a material such as aluminum or silicon for alloying with lithium as the cell is charg... | 02/01/1977 |
