US2885335A
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Nuclear reactor fuel element
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1955-05-11
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Granted: 1959-05-05
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Expires: 1975-05-11
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Moore Richard Valentine
- 👤 Packman Gordon
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 23:04
CPC Classifications
G; G21; G21C; G21C3/00; G21C3/02; G21C3/04; G21C3/06; G21C3/08; G21C3/12; G21C3/14; G21C3/16; G21C3/18; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E30/00; Y02E30/30
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
79 words
A NUCLEAR REACTOR FUEL ELEMENT OF THE KIND COMPRISING A FISSILE FUEL MEMBER SHEATHED IN A PROTECTIVE CAN HAVING AT ONE END OF THE ELEMENT A LOCATING CUP-SHAPED MEMBER OF CONICAL INNER SURFACE AND AT THE OTHER END OF THE ELEMENT A CONICAL MEMBER TO LOCATE WITH A LOCATING CUP-SHAPED MEMBER ON AN ADJACENT ELEMENT CHARACTERISED IN THAT THE CUP-SHAPED MEMBER HAS EXTENDED HEAT TRANSFER SURFACES ON ITS OUTER SURFACES EXTENDING BEYOND THE DIAMETRAL DIMENSIONS OF THE FUEL ELEMENT.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
79 words
A NUCLEAR REACTOR FUEL ELEMENT OF THE KIND COMPRISING A FISSILE FUEL MEMBER SHEATHED IN A PROTECTIVE CAN HAVING AT ONE END OF THE ELEMENT A LOCATING CUP-SHAPED MEMBER OF CONICAL INNER SURFACE AND AT THE OTHER END OF THE ELEMENT A CONICAL MEMBER TO LOCATE WITH A LOCATING CUP-SHAPED MEMBER ON AN ADJACENT ELEMENT CHARACTERISED IN THAT THE CUP-SHAPED MEMBER HAS EXTENDED HEAT TRANSFER SURFACES ON ITS OUTER SURFACES EXTENDING BEYOND THE DIAMETRAL DIMENSIONS OF THE FUEL ELEMENT.
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