Patents by Inventor Divakar S. Shendy

Divakar S. Shendy 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).

  • Machine for removing in-core instrument assemblies from a nuclear reactor
    Patent number: 4313793
    Abstract: A machine for smoothly and controllably winding or unwinding a stiff in-core-instrument tube onto and off of a reel during ythe refueling of a nuclear reactor. The machine includes a frame (33) and a circular reel (32) having a substantially continuous helical groove (44) extending around the circumference of the reel. The groove is adapted to receive the tube (14). A plurality of cam rollers (52) are carried by the frame and closely spaced around the circumference of the reel. The rollers keep the tube in the groove whereby the tube may be more easily wound onto or off of the reel. In the preferred embodiment, the reel carries a disposable cartridge (46) in which the grooves are formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 1979
    Date of Patent: February 2, 1982
    Assignee: Combustion Engineering, Inc.
    Inventors: Ralph H. Klumb, Kenneth V. Margotta, Divakar S. Shendy