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US3188277A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Superheater reactor

Assignee: Licentia Patent Verwaltungs GmbH
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Filing: 1960-02-25
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Granted: 1965-06-08
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Expires: 1980-02-25
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Kornbichler Heinz
  • 👤 Fischer Erhard
  • 👤 Kluge Hans

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-30 18:22
CPC Classifications
G; G21; G21C; G21C1/00; G21C1/04; G21C1/06; G21C1/14; G21C1/16; G21C1/18; G21C1/20; G21C1/08; G21C1/082; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E30/00; Y02E30/30

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 237 words
A SUPERHEATER REACTOR COMPRISING A PRESURE VESSEL, A REACTOR CORE INCLUDING A TANK-LIKE STRUCTURE BEING FILLED WITH MODERATOR WATER AND BEING DISPOSED IN SAID PRESSURE VESSEL, A PLURALITY OF TUBULAR ELEMENTS DISPOSED IN SAID TANK CONSTITUTING COOLING CHANNELS AND BEING DIVIDED SO AS TO FORM AS OUTER COOLING ZONE AND AN INNER COOLING ZONE, ALL TUBULAR ELEMENTS BEING INSERTED IN SAID MODERATOR WATER, A PLURALITY OF FUEL ELEMENTS IN SAID TUBULAR ELEMENTS EACH CONSISTING OF A BUNDLE OF FUEL RODS, MEANS DEFINING A NARROW GAP BETWEEN EACH TUBULAR ELEMENT AND THE FUEL ELEMENTS THEREIN, WHICH GAP IS FILLED WITH STAGNATING STEAM FOR THERMALLY INSULATING SAID FUEL ELEMENTS FROM THE MODERATOR WATER, A STEAM CHAMBER DISPOSED AT ONE END OF SAID TANK-LIKE STRUCTURE AND COMMUNICATING WITH THE COOLING CHANNELS OF ONLY SAID OUTER COOLING ZONE, MEANS FOR REMOVING SUPERHEATED STEAM AT SAID ONE END, AND COMMUNICATING WITH THE COOLING CHANNELS OF ONLY SAID INNER COOLING ZONE, MEANS FOR FEEDING SATURATED STEAM INTO SAID STEAM CHAMBER, SAID STEAM PASSING IN ONE DIRECTION THROUGH SAID TUBULAR ELEMENTS FORMING SAID OUTER ZONE, SO AS TO BECOME PRE-SUPERHEATED, AND A MIXING CHAMBER DISPOSED AT THE OPPOSITE END OF SAID TANK-LIKE STRUCTURE, COMMUNICATING WITH ALL TUBULAR ELEMENTS AND CONSTITUTING STEAM GUIDING MEANS FOR PASSING THE PRE-SUPERHEATED STEAM FROM THE OUTER ZONE CHANNELS IN OPPOSITE DIRECTION THROUGH SAID CHANNELS FORMING SAID INNER ZONE, SO AS TO BECOME FINALLY SUPERHEATED TO THE DESIRED MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 237 words
A SUPERHEATER REACTOR COMPRISING A PRESURE VESSEL, A REACTOR CORE INCLUDING A TANK-LIKE STRUCTURE BEING FILLED WITH MODERATOR WATER AND BEING DISPOSED IN SAID PRESSURE VESSEL, A PLURALITY OF TUBULAR ELEMENTS DISPOSED IN SAID TANK CONSTITUTING COOLING CHANNELS AND BEING DIVIDED SO AS TO FORM AS OUTER COOLING ZONE AND AN INNER COOLING ZONE, ALL TUBULAR ELEMENTS BEING INSERTED IN SAID MODERATOR WATER, A PLURALITY OF FUEL ELEMENTS IN SAID TUBULAR ELEMENTS EACH CONSISTING OF A BUNDLE OF FUEL RODS, MEANS DEFINING A NARROW GAP BETWEEN EACH TUBULAR ELEMENT AND THE FUEL ELEMENTS THEREIN, WHICH GAP IS FILLED WITH STAGNATING STEAM FOR THERMALLY INSULATING SAID FUEL ELEMENTS FROM THE MODERATOR WATER, A STEAM CHAMBER DISPOSED AT ONE END OF SAID TANK-LIKE STRUCTURE AND COMMUNICATING WITH THE COOLING CHANNELS OF ONLY SAID OUTER COOLING ZONE, MEANS FOR REMOVING SUPERHEATED STEAM AT SAID ONE END, AND COMMUNICATING WITH THE COOLING CHANNELS OF ONLY SAID INNER COOLING ZONE, MEANS FOR FEEDING SATURATED STEAM INTO SAID STEAM CHAMBER, SAID STEAM PASSING IN ONE DIRECTION THROUGH SAID TUBULAR ELEMENTS FORMING SAID OUTER ZONE, SO AS TO BECOME PRE-SUPERHEATED, AND A MIXING CHAMBER DISPOSED AT THE OPPOSITE END OF SAID TANK-LIKE STRUCTURE, COMMUNICATING WITH ALL TUBULAR ELEMENTS AND CONSTITUTING STEAM GUIDING MEANS FOR PASSING THE PRE-SUPERHEATED STEAM FROM THE OUTER ZONE CHANNELS IN OPPOSITE DIRECTION THROUGH SAID CHANNELS FORMING SAID INNER ZONE, SO AS TO BECOME FINALLY SUPERHEATED TO THE DESIRED MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE.

USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1968-06-07 1968-12-07 1969-06-08 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1972-06-07 1972-12-07 1973-06-08 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1976-06-07 1976-12-07 1977-06-08 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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