Patents by Inventor David Schrire

David Schrire 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).

  • Nuclear fuel assembly
    Patent number: 6151376
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a fuel assembly with a substantially square cross section for a light-water reactor. The light-water reactor comprises a plurality of fuel rods extending between a top tie plate and a bottom tie plate. A fuel rod comprises a cladding tube which surrounds a column with fissionable material. According to one aspect of the invention, at least one fuel rod is provided with an axial gap in the fissionable material. Around this axial gap, the mass of the material is greater than the mass of the material in the main part of the cladding tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2000
    Assignee: ABB AB Atom AB
    Inventors: Olov Nylund, David Schrire