Patents by Inventor Stephanie Baker Lindquist

Stephanie Baker Lindquist 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).

  • Apparatus and method for measuring and setting perpendicularity of an upper tie plate of a nuclear fuel bundle
    Patent number: 8155259
    Abstract: An apparatus for measuring perpendicularity of an upper tie plate of a nuclear fuel bundle includes a first comb having a first plurality of teeth; a second comb having a second plurality of teeth, the second comb being parallel to and spaced from the first comb; a comb connector that connects the first comb to the second comb, the comb connector having a second end extending beyond the first comb; a rigid finger provided at the second end of the comb connector; a rotatable gage provided on the second comb; and a mobile finger operatively connected to the gage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: Global Nuclear Fuel—Americas, LLC
    Inventors: Stephanie Baker Lindquist, Russell Patrick Higgins, David Grey Smith, William Williams, Edward G. Apple
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MEASURING AND SETTING PERPENDICULARITY OF AN UPPER TIE PLATE OF A NUCLEAR FUEL BUNDLE
    Publication number: 20100124307
    Abstract: An apparatus for measuring perpendicularity of an upper tie plate of a nuclear fuel bundle includes a first comb having a first plurality of teeth; a second comb having a second plurality of teeth, the second comb being parallel to and spaced from the first comb; a comb connector that connects the first comb to the second comb, the comb connector having a second end extending beyond the first comb; a rigid finger provided at the second end of the comb connector; a rotatable gage provided on the second comb; and a mobile finger operatively connected to the gage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2008
    Publication date: May 20, 2010
    Inventors: Stephanie Baker Lindquist, Russell Patrick Higgins, David Grey Smith, William Williams, Edward G. Apple