US3347749A
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Modified carbide fuels
Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Corp
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Filing: 1965-09-07
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Granted: 1967-10-17
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Expires: 1985-09-07
Abstract
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Inventors
- 👤 Kenneth R Jordan
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 20:05
CPC Classifications
G; G21; G21C; G21C3/00; G21C3/42; G21C3/58; G21C3/62; C; C01; C01B; C01B32/00; C01B32/90; C01B32/914; C01B32/928; C01P; C01P2002/00; C01P2002/50; C01P2002/52; C01P2002/54; C01P2006/00; C01P2006/32; C01P2006/33; C01P2006/34; C01P2006/36; C01P2006/80; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E30/00; Y02E30/30
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
36 words
A TERNARY ALLOY CONSISTING ESENTIALLY BY WEIGHT OF 4.56 TO 4.85% CARBON, 0.40 TO 5.17% CHROMIUM, AND THE BALANCE CONSISTING OF AN ELEMENT SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF URANIUM METAL, PLUTONIUM METAL, AND URANIUM-PLUTONIUM ALLOY.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
36 words
A TERNARY ALLOY CONSISTING ESENTIALLY BY WEIGHT OF 4.56 TO 4.85% CARBON, 0.40 TO 5.17% CHROMIUM, AND THE BALANCE CONSISTING OF AN ELEMENT SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF URANIUM METAL, PLUTONIUM METAL, AND URANIUM-PLUTONIUM ALLOY.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
51 words
A MIXTURE CONTAINING, BY WEIGHT 4.56 TO 4.85% CARBON, 0.40 TO 5.17% CHROMIUM, AND THE BALANCE ESSENTIALLY M, COMPOSED OF INTIMATELY INTERMIXED PARTICLES SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF CHROMIUM, CARBON, AND COMPOUNDS AND ALLOYS THEREOF, WHEREIN M, REPRESENTS ONE METAL SELECTED FROM THE GROUP ONSISTING OF U, PU, AND UPU.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
51 words
A MIXTURE CONTAINING, BY WEIGHT 4.56 TO 4.85% CARBON, 0.40 TO 5.17% CHROMIUM, AND THE BALANCE ESSENTIALLY M, COMPOSED OF INTIMATELY INTERMIXED PARTICLES SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF CHROMIUM, CARBON, AND COMPOUNDS AND ALLOYS THEREOF, WHEREIN M, REPRESENTS ONE METAL SELECTED FROM THE GROUP ONSISTING OF U, PU, AND UPU.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
35 words
A FUEL ELEMENT FOR A NUCLEAR REACTOR COMPRISING AN ELONGATED TUBE COMPOSED OF A HIGH TEMPERATURE FERROUS-BASE ALLOY, A PLURALITY OF PELLETS WITHIN THE TUBE AND HAVING A COMPOSITION OF MC, CR, AND CR23C6, WHERE-
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
35 words
A FUEL ELEMENT FOR A NUCLEAR REACTOR COMPRISING AN ELONGATED TUBE COMPOSED OF A HIGH TEMPERATURE FERROUS-BASE ALLOY, A PLURALITY OF PELLETS WITHIN THE TUBE AND HAVING A COMPOSITION OF MC, CR, AND CR23C6, WHERE-
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1970-10-16 | 1971-04-17 | 1971-10-17 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1974-10-16 | 1975-04-17 | 1975-10-17 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1978-10-16 | 1979-04-17 | 1979-10-17 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |