Patents by Inventor Bengt I. Bayersten

Bengt I. Bayersten 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).

  • Remote stud cleaner
    Patent number: 5309490
    Abstract: A device 20 for cleaning threaded studs 14 securing the dome-shaped head of a nuclear reactor pressure vessel to the vessel body 10 comprises a cylindrical brush holder 24 rotatably carried in a housing 22. An annular steel wire brush 28, disposed on the inner surface of the brush holder 24, is adapted to fit over and engage the threaded portion 14a of a stud 14. An electric motor 26 mounted on the housing 22 rotates the brush holder 24 as it is lowered onto an upstanding stud 14. A vacuum source connected to the housing 22 captures any particulate matter removed from the stud 14.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 1991
    Date of Patent: May 3, 1994
    Assignee: Combustion Engineering, Inc.
    Inventor: Bengt I. Bayersten