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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 21, 2016
Applicant:
Kurion, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Inventor:
Mark S. Denton, Knoxville, TN (US);
Assignee:
KURION, INC., Irvine, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G21F 9/00 (2006.01); G21F 9/16 (2006.01); G21F 9/12 (2006.01); G21F 9/30 (2006.01); G21F 9/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G21F 9/125 (2013.01); G21F 9/02 (2013.01); G21F 9/12 (2013.01); G21F 9/16 (2013.01); G21F 9/162 (2013.01); G21F 9/305 (2013.01);
Abstract
Apparatuses, processes and methods for the separation, isolation, or removal of radioactive isotopes from liquid radioactive waste, these processes and methods employing a plurality of microspheres. In some embodiments, the processes and methods further include the vitrification of the separated isotopes, generally with the plurality of microspheres. Vitrification is often a step in a larger scheme of preparing the radioactive isotopes for long-term storage or other disposition.