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Method of fabricating a fuel element cluster
Assignee: Combustion Engineering Inc
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Filing: 1964-12-17
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Granted: 1967-11-14
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Expires: 1984-12-17
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Bruce E Murtha
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 08:24
CPC Classifications
G; G21; G21C; G21C3/00; G21C3/30; G21C3/32; G21C3/33; G21C3/334; G21C3/336; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E30/00; Y02E30/30; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/4935; Y10T29/49393; Y10T29/49805; Y10T29/49826; Y10T29/49838; Y10T29/49895; Y10T29/49908; Y10T29/49924; Y10T29/49938; Y10T29/4994
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
102 words
THE METHOD OF ASSEMBLING A PLURALITY OF FUEL ELEMENTS INTO A RIGID ASSEMBLY COMPRISING PROVIDING TUBULAR FUEL ELEMENTS WITH SOLID PORTIONS AT PREDETERMINED REGIONS THROUGHOUT THEIR LENGTH AND WITH FISSIONABLE MATERIAL INTERMEDIATE THESE PORTIONS, ASSEMBLING THE ELEMENTS IN A FIXTURE IN A DESIRED ARRAY WITH THE ELEMENTS BEING IN SPACED RELATION AND DISPOSED IN ROWS THAT EXTEND IN TWO DIRECTIONS, PROVIDING BORES IN THE SOLID PORTIONS OF THE ELEMENTS WITH THE BORES BEING IN ALIGNMENT IN EACH OF THE ROWS, INSERTING AN ELONGATED CONNECTING MEMBER THROUGH THE ALIGNED BORES IN EACH OF THE ROWS AND CONNECTING THIS MEMBER WITH THE TUBULAR ELEMENTS.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
102 words
THE METHOD OF ASSEMBLING A PLURALITY OF FUEL ELEMENTS INTO A RIGID ASSEMBLY COMPRISING PROVIDING TUBULAR FUEL ELEMENTS WITH SOLID PORTIONS AT PREDETERMINED REGIONS THROUGHOUT THEIR LENGTH AND WITH FISSIONABLE MATERIAL INTERMEDIATE THESE PORTIONS, ASSEMBLING THE ELEMENTS IN A FIXTURE IN A DESIRED ARRAY WITH THE ELEMENTS BEING IN SPACED RELATION AND DISPOSED IN ROWS THAT EXTEND IN TWO DIRECTIONS, PROVIDING BORES IN THE SOLID PORTIONS OF THE ELEMENTS WITH THE BORES BEING IN ALIGNMENT IN EACH OF THE ROWS, INSERTING AN ELONGATED CONNECTING MEMBER THROUGH THE ALIGNED BORES IN EACH OF THE ROWS AND CONNECTING THIS MEMBER WITH THE TUBULAR ELEMENTS.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1970-11-13 | 1971-05-15 | 1971-11-14 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1974-11-13 | 1975-05-15 | 1975-11-14 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1978-11-13 | 1979-05-15 | 1979-11-14 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |