Invention Grant
- Patent Title: System for assembling or disassembling a segmented rod
- Patent Title (中): 用于组装或拆卸分段杆的系统
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Application No.: US12414055Application Date: 2009-03-30
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Publication No.: US08681921B2Publication Date: 2014-03-25
- Inventor: Bradley D. Bloomquist , David Grey Smith , David P. Ketcham , William Earl Russell, II
- Applicant: Bradley D. Bloomquist , David Grey Smith , David P. Ketcham , William Earl Russell, II
- Applicant Address: US NC Wilmington
- Assignee: GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas, LLC
- Current Assignee: GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US NC Wilmington
- Agency: Ryan Alley Intellectual Property Law
- Main IPC: G21C19/00
- IPC: G21C19/00 ; G21C3/00 ; G21C3/30

Abstract:
An embodiment of the present invention takes the form of a system that allows for simultaneously assembling or disassembling multiple segmented nuclear fuel rods (hereinafter “segmented rods”). An embodiment of the present invention, may receive, secure, and move the segmented rods into a position that allows for performing the tasks of either assembly or disassembly, allowing for an operator to use a tool to complete the aforementioned tasks.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100246742A1 SYSTEM FOR ASSEMBLING OR DISASSEMBLING A SEGMENTED ROD Public/Granted day:2010-09-30
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