Patent US2906683A successfully refreshed from Google Patents.
US2906683A
Expired / Lapsed
US
⏱️ 0.0 years remaining
Reactor cooling
Assignee: Individual
•
Filing: 1953-04-24
•
Granted: 1959-09-29
•
Expires: 1973-04-24
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Claude F Quackenbush
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
—
Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 15:22
CPC Classifications
G; G21; G21C; G21C3/00; G21C3/02; G21C3/04; G21C3/06; G21C15/00; G21C15/02; G21C15/04; G21C3/08; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E30/00; Y02E30/30
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
133 words
A NEUTRONIC REACTOR COMPRISING AN ACTIVE PORTION HAVING A PLURALITY OF TUBES EXTENDING THERETHROUGH AND FUEL ELEMENTS CONTAINING MATERIAL FISSIONABLE BY NEUTRONS OF THERMAL ENERGY DISPOSED WITHIN TH TUBES SAID FUEL ELEMENTS BEING PROVIDED WITH JACKETS CONSTRUCTED OF MATERIALS HAVING A HIGH COEFFICIENT OF HEAT CONDUCTION, AND MEANS TO FLOW A FLUID COOLANT THROUGH THE TUBES FROM AN INLET END TO AN OUTLET END CHARACTERIZED BY THE IMPROVED CONSTRUCTION WHEREIN THE FUEL ELEMENTS ADJACENT TO THE PERIPHERY OF THE ACTIVE PORTION AT EACH END OF THE TUBES ARE COATED WITH A MATERIAL HAVING A COEFFICIENT OF HEAT CONDUCTION AT LEAST AN ORDER OF MAGNITUDE LESS THAN THAT OF THE JACKET, AND THE JACKETS OF THE FUEL ELEMENTS DISPOSED WITHIN THE CENTRAL PORTION OF THE ACTIVE PORTION ARE PROVIDED WITH ROUGHENED SURFACES OF MATERIAL.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
133 words
A NEUTRONIC REACTOR COMPRISING AN ACTIVE PORTION HAVING A PLURALITY OF TUBES EXTENDING THERETHROUGH AND FUEL ELEMENTS CONTAINING MATERIAL FISSIONABLE BY NEUTRONS OF THERMAL ENERGY DISPOSED WITHIN TH TUBES SAID FUEL ELEMENTS BEING PROVIDED WITH JACKETS CONSTRUCTED OF MATERIALS HAVING A HIGH COEFFICIENT OF HEAT CONDUCTION, AND MEANS TO FLOW A FLUID COOLANT THROUGH THE TUBES FROM AN INLET END TO AN OUTLET END CHARACTERIZED BY THE IMPROVED CONSTRUCTION WHEREIN THE FUEL ELEMENTS ADJACENT TO THE PERIPHERY OF THE ACTIVE PORTION AT EACH END OF THE TUBES ARE COATED WITH A MATERIAL HAVING A COEFFICIENT OF HEAT CONDUCTION AT LEAST AN ORDER OF MAGNITUDE LESS THAN THAT OF THE JACKET, AND THE JACKETS OF THE FUEL ELEMENTS DISPOSED WITHIN THE CENTRAL PORTION OF THE ACTIVE PORTION ARE PROVIDED WITH ROUGHENED SURFACES OF MATERIAL.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
US2159571A
Cited
US2266956A
Cited
US2774730A
Cited
US2420373A
Cited
US2708656A
Cited
US2782158A
Cited
CH286658A
Cited
USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1962-09-28 | 1963-03-30 | 1963-09-29 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1966-09-28 | 1967-03-30 | 1967-09-29 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1970-09-28 | 1971-03-30 | 1971-09-29 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |