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US2945794A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Neutronic reactor operational method and core system

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1952-11-18
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Granted: 1960-07-19
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Expires: 1972-11-18
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Charles E Winters
  • 👤 Clifton B Graham
  • 👤 Joseph S Culver
  • 👤 Robert H Wilson

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-24 18:06
CPC Classifications
G; G21; G21C; G21C1/00; G21C1/04; G21C1/24; G21C1/26; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E30/00; Y02E30/30

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 139 words
IN A NEUTRONIC REACTOR COMPRISING A LIQUID CONTAINING FISSIONABLE MATERIAL ADAPTED TO CONTINUOUSLY FLOW AS A STREAM THROUGH A CONTAINER MEANS AND TO ENGAGE IN SELF-SUSTAINING CHAIN FISSION REACTION, WITH CONCOMITANT SUBSTANTIAL GAS EVOLUTION, WHILE MAINTAINED IN A COMPACT AMASSMENT WITHIN SAID CONTAINER MEANS, IMPROVED CONTAINER MEANS WHICH COMPRISES: AN INTERNALLY-UNOBSTRUCTED CLOSED CONTAINER GEOMETRICALLY DEFINING AS ITS INTERIOR A VOLUME OF REVOLUTION ABOUT A PRINCIPAL AXIS THROUGH SAID INTERIOR, A LIQUID-INLET DUCT MEANS COMMUNICATING SUBSTANTIALLY TANGENTIALLY WITH THE INTERIOR OF SAID CONTAINER IN A DIRECTION GENERALLY APPROXIMATING THAT OF THE GEOMETRIC REVOLUTION OF SAID VOLUME, MEANS DEFINING A GASOUTLET PORT SUBSTANTIALLY AXIALLY CONCENTRIC WITH, AND AT AN AXIAL EXTREMITY OF, SAID CONTAINER, AND MEANS DEFINING AN ANNULAR LIQUID-OUTLET PORT SUBSTANTIALLY AXIALLY CONCENTRIC WITH, AT THE SAME AXIAL EXTREMITY WITH CONTAINER AS, THE SURROUNDING, SAID MEANS DEFINING A GAS-OUTLET PORT.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 139 words
IN A NEUTRONIC REACTOR COMPRISING A LIQUID CONTAINING FISSIONABLE MATERIAL ADAPTED TO CONTINUOUSLY FLOW AS A STREAM THROUGH A CONTAINER MEANS AND TO ENGAGE IN SELF-SUSTAINING CHAIN FISSION REACTION, WITH CONCOMITANT SUBSTANTIAL GAS EVOLUTION, WHILE MAINTAINED IN A COMPACT AMASSMENT WITHIN SAID CONTAINER MEANS, IMPROVED CONTAINER MEANS WHICH COMPRISES: AN INTERNALLY-UNOBSTRUCTED CLOSED CONTAINER GEOMETRICALLY DEFINING AS ITS INTERIOR A VOLUME OF REVOLUTION ABOUT A PRINCIPAL AXIS THROUGH SAID INTERIOR, A LIQUID-INLET DUCT MEANS COMMUNICATING SUBSTANTIALLY TANGENTIALLY WITH THE INTERIOR OF SAID CONTAINER IN A DIRECTION GENERALLY APPROXIMATING THAT OF THE GEOMETRIC REVOLUTION OF SAID VOLUME, MEANS DEFINING A GASOUTLET PORT SUBSTANTIALLY AXIALLY CONCENTRIC WITH, AND AT AN AXIAL EXTREMITY OF, SAID CONTAINER, AND MEANS DEFINING AN ANNULAR LIQUID-OUTLET PORT SUBSTANTIALLY AXIALLY CONCENTRIC WITH, AT THE SAME AXIAL EXTREMITY WITH CONTAINER AS, THE SURROUNDING, SAID MEANS DEFINING A GAS-OUTLET PORT.

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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) 1963-07-19 1964-01-18 1964-07-19 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1967-07-19 1968-01-18 1968-07-19 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1971-07-19 1972-01-18 1972-07-19 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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