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Nuclear reactor
Assignee: United States Atomic Energy Commission
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Filing: 1962-12-26
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Granted: 1964-09-15
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Expires: 1982-12-26
Abstract
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Inventors
- 👤 Lester Goldstein
- 👤 Leon Joseph
- 👤 Morton S Silberstein
- 👤 Albert A Weinstein
Bibliographic Details
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CPC Classifications
G; G21; G21C; G21C1/00; G21C1/04; G21C1/06; G21C1/14; G21C1/30; G21C3/00; G21C3/30; G21C3/36; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E30/00; Y02E30/30; Y10; Y10S; Y10S376/00; Y10S376/918
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
107 words
A NUCLEAR REACTOR COMRISING A CORE HAVING IN CROSS SECTION THE SHAPE OF A REGULAR HEXAGON WITH A CENTRAL HOLE OF THE SAME SHAPE, SAID CORE COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF FUEL ELEMENTS BEING ARRANGED IN A PLURALITY OF HEXAGONAL RINGS ARUND THE CENTRAL HOLE AND HAVING IN CROSS SECTION ESSENTIALLY THE SHAPE OF A RHOMBUS, SAID FUEL ELELMENTS IN CLUDING A PLURALITY OF PARALLEL PLATES,THE FUEL PLATES OF MOST OF THE FUEL LELMENTS LOCATED NEXT TO THE BOUNDARIES OF THE CORE BEING PARALLEL THEREOT, THE FISSIONABLE MATERIAL CONTENT OF SAID PLATES INCREASING IN GRADUATED STEPS FROM THE BOUNDARIES OF THE CORE TO THE CENTER OF THE CORE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
107 words
A NUCLEAR REACTOR COMRISING A CORE HAVING IN CROSS SECTION THE SHAPE OF A REGULAR HEXAGON WITH A CENTRAL HOLE OF THE SAME SHAPE, SAID CORE COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF FUEL ELEMENTS BEING ARRANGED IN A PLURALITY OF HEXAGONAL RINGS ARUND THE CENTRAL HOLE AND HAVING IN CROSS SECTION ESSENTIALLY THE SHAPE OF A RHOMBUS, SAID FUEL ELELMENTS IN CLUDING A PLURALITY OF PARALLEL PLATES,THE FUEL PLATES OF MOST OF THE FUEL LELMENTS LOCATED NEXT TO THE BOUNDARIES OF THE CORE BEING PARALLEL THEREOT, THE FISSIONABLE MATERIAL CONTENT OF SAID PLATES INCREASING IN GRADUATED STEPS FROM THE BOUNDARIES OF THE CORE TO THE CENTER OF THE CORE.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1967-09-15 | 1968-03-16 | 1968-09-15 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1971-09-15 | 1972-03-16 | 1972-09-15 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1975-09-15 | 1976-03-16 | 1976-09-15 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |