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Neutronic reactor control

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1954-09-29
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Granted: 1959-08-04
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Expires: 1974-09-29
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Untermyer Samuel
  • 👤 Hutter Ernest

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-24 02:08
CPC Classifications
G; G21; G21C; G21C7/00; G21C7/06; G21C7/08; G21C7/12; G21C7/14; G21C7/18; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E30/00; Y02E30/30; Y10; Y10T; Y10T74/00; Y10T74/19; Y10T74/19642; Y10T74/19698; Y10T74/19702; Y10T74/19707

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 105 words
IN A NEUTRONIC REACTOR HAVING AN ACTIVE PORTION COMPRISING A MASS OF THERMAL NEUTRON FISSIONABLE MATERIAL OF SUFFICIENT QUANTITY TO PROVIDE A NEUTRON REPRODUCTION RATIO AT LEAST EQUAL TO UNITY, AND MEANS CONTAINING NEUTRON ABSORBING MATERIAL FOR CONTROLLING THE EACTION, THE IMPROVED CONSTRUCTION WHEREIN THE CONTROL MEANS COMPRISES A PLURALITY OF ELONGATED MEMBERS TRANSLATABLY DISPOSED ADJACENT AND PARALLEL TO EACH OTHER, EACH OF SAID MEMBERS CONSISTING OF A PLURALITY OF EQUAL LENGTH SECTIONS OF NEUTRON ABSORBING MATERIALS EXTENDING TRANSVERSELY THROUGH SAID MEMBERS, SAID SECTIONS BEING SEPARATED BY EQUAL LENGTH SECTIONS OF NEUTRON PREMEABLE MATERIALS EXTENDING TRANSVERSELY THROUGH EACH OF SAID MEMBERS, AND MEANS FOR LON-
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 105 words
IN A NEUTRONIC REACTOR HAVING AN ACTIVE PORTION COMPRISING A MASS OF THERMAL NEUTRON FISSIONABLE MATERIAL OF SUFFICIENT QUANTITY TO PROVIDE A NEUTRON REPRODUCTION RATIO AT LEAST EQUAL TO UNITY, AND MEANS CONTAINING NEUTRON ABSORBING MATERIAL FOR CONTROLLING THE EACTION, THE IMPROVED CONSTRUCTION WHEREIN THE CONTROL MEANS COMPRISES A PLURALITY OF ELONGATED MEMBERS TRANSLATABLY DISPOSED ADJACENT AND PARALLEL TO EACH OTHER, EACH OF SAID MEMBERS CONSISTING OF A PLURALITY OF EQUAL LENGTH SECTIONS OF NEUTRON ABSORBING MATERIALS EXTENDING TRANSVERSELY THROUGH SAID MEMBERS, SAID SECTIONS BEING SEPARATED BY EQUAL LENGTH SECTIONS OF NEUTRON PREMEABLE MATERIALS EXTENDING TRANSVERSELY THROUGH EACH OF SAID MEMBERS, AND MEANS FOR LON-

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1962-08-03 1963-02-02 1963-08-04 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1966-08-03 1967-02-02 1967-08-04 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1970-08-03 1971-02-02 1971-08-04 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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