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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:
Aug. 02, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 09, 2018
Applicant:
Ut-battelle, Llc, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
Inventors:
David C. Anderson, Knoxville, TN (US);
Anibal J. Ramirez-Cuesta, Knoxville, TN (US);
Matthew B. Stone, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
Amelia M. Elliott, Cleveland, TN (US);
Derek H. Siddel, Knoxville, TN (US);
Assignee:
UT-Battelle, LLC, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 64/153 (2017.01); G21K 1/04 (2006.01); G21G 4/02 (2006.01); G21F 1/00 (2006.01); G21C 11/02 (2006.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G21K 1/046 (2013.01); B29C 64/153 (2017.08); G21C 11/028 (2013.01); G21F 1/00 (2013.01); G21G 4/02 (2013.01); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12);
Abstract
Collimators and other components for use in neutron scattering experiments or to provide neutron shielding in nuclear reactors or accelerator based neutron sources are produced by additive manufacturing from neutron absorbing material, such as boron carbide (BC) or isotopically enriched boron carbide (B).