Patents by Inventor Arthur G. Thorp, II, deceased

Arthur G. Thorp, II, deceased has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Control rod drive shaft latch
    Patent number: 3941653
    Abstract: A latch mechanism is operated by differential pressure on a piston to engage the drive shaft for a control rod in a nuclear reactor, thereby preventing the control rod from being ejected from the reactor in case of failure of the control rod drive mechanism housing which is subjected to the internal pressure in the reactor vessel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 1971
    Date of Patent: March 2, 1976
    Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Corporation
    Inventor: Arthur G. Thorp, II, deceased