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Fuel subassembly construction for radial flow in a nuclear reactor

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1960-11-17
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Granted: 1962-12-25
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Expires: 1980-11-17
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Treshow Michael

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-24 22:17
CPC Classifications
G; G21; G21C; G21C1/00; G21C1/04; G21C1/06; G21C1/08; G21C15/00; G21C15/02; G21C15/04; G21C3/00; G21C3/30; G21C3/32; G21C3/322; H; H01; H01H; H01H11/00; H01H11/04; H01H11/06; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E30/00; Y02E30/30

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 68 words
A FUEL ASSEMBLY FOR A BOILING REACTOR COMPRISING AN OUTER CONTAINER TUBE, A PLURALITY OF FUEL RODS ARRANGED IN CONCENTRIC CIRCLES INSIDE OF SAID TUBE, A CENTRAL TUBE COAXIALLY POSITIONED IN SAID OUTER CONTAINER TUBE, SAID CENTRAL TUBE HAVING A PLURALITY OF SLITS WITH ADJACENT TROUGH SHAPED INNER PROJECTIONS AND A PLURALITY OF SAPACED ANNULAR TRAYS EXTENDING OUTWARD FROM SAID CENTRAL TUBE AND SPACED FROM SAID OUTER TUBE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 68 words
A FUEL ASSEMBLY FOR A BOILING REACTOR COMPRISING AN OUTER CONTAINER TUBE, A PLURALITY OF FUEL RODS ARRANGED IN CONCENTRIC CIRCLES INSIDE OF SAID TUBE, A CENTRAL TUBE COAXIALLY POSITIONED IN SAID OUTER CONTAINER TUBE, SAID CENTRAL TUBE HAVING A PLURALITY OF SLITS WITH ADJACENT TROUGH SHAPED INNER PROJECTIONS AND A PLURALITY OF SAPACED ANNULAR TRAYS EXTENDING OUTWARD FROM SAID CENTRAL TUBE AND SPACED FROM SAID OUTER TUBE.

USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1965-12-24 1966-06-25 1966-12-25 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1969-12-24 1970-06-25 1970-12-25 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1973-12-24 1974-06-25 1974-12-25 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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