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Reactor moderator structure

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1961-05-19
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Granted: 1963-08-06
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Expires: 1981-05-19
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Arthur P Fraas
  • 👤 John J Tudor

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-07 12:23
CPC Classifications
G; G21; G21C; G21C5/00; G21C5/02; G21C5/04; G21C5/08; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E30/00; Y02E30/30

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 98 words
IN A NUETRONIC REACTOR COMPRISING A PESSURE VESSEL AND A MODERATOR STRUCTURE DISPOSED THRERIN, AN IMPROVESD MODERATOR STRUCTURE COMPRISING A MULIPLICITY OF MODERATOR BLOCKS ARRANGED IN HORIZONTAL LAYERS TO FORM A MULTIPLICITY OF VERTICALLY STACKED COLUMNS OF BLOCKS, ALL OF SAID BLOCKS IN EAHC VERTICAL COLUMN OF BLOCKS BEING KEYED TOGETHER, A PLURALITY OF CERAMIC GRIDS BEING DISPOSED BE TWEEN SAID HORINZONTAL LAYERS OF MODERATOR BLOCKS, SAID CERMAIC GRIDS PROVIDING HORIZONTAL RESTRAINT TO SAID MODERATOR BLOCKS; A MULTIPLICITY OF PRESSURE PLATES COVERING THE LATERAL SURFACE OF SAID MODERATOR STRUCTURE IN ABUTTING RELATIONSHIP WITH THE PERIPHERAL TERMINAL LENGTHS OF
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 98 words
IN A NUETRONIC REACTOR COMPRISING A PESSURE VESSEL AND A MODERATOR STRUCTURE DISPOSED THRERIN, AN IMPROVESD MODERATOR STRUCTURE COMPRISING A MULIPLICITY OF MODERATOR BLOCKS ARRANGED IN HORIZONTAL LAYERS TO FORM A MULTIPLICITY OF VERTICALLY STACKED COLUMNS OF BLOCKS, ALL OF SAID BLOCKS IN EAHC VERTICAL COLUMN OF BLOCKS BEING KEYED TOGETHER, A PLURALITY OF CERAMIC GRIDS BEING DISPOSED BE TWEEN SAID HORINZONTAL LAYERS OF MODERATOR BLOCKS, SAID CERMAIC GRIDS PROVIDING HORIZONTAL RESTRAINT TO SAID MODERATOR BLOCKS; A MULTIPLICITY OF PRESSURE PLATES COVERING THE LATERAL SURFACE OF SAID MODERATOR STRUCTURE IN ABUTTING RELATIONSHIP WITH THE PERIPHERAL TERMINAL LENGTHS OF

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1966-08-05 1967-02-04 1967-08-06 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1970-08-05 1971-02-04 1971-08-06 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1974-08-05 1975-02-04 1975-08-06 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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