Patents Represented by Attorney H. W. Wells

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  • Assembly mechanism for nuclear fuel bundles
    Patent number: 3953287
    Abstract: In a nuclear power reactor fuel bundle having tie rods fastened to a lower tie plate and passing through openings in the upper tie plate, the assembled bundle is secured by rotatable locking sleeves which engage slots provided in the upper tie plate. Pressure exerted by helical springs mounted around each of the fuel rods urge the upper tie plate against the locking sleeves. The bundle may be disassembled after depressing the upper tie plate and rotating the locking sleeves to the unlocked position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 1973
    Date of Patent: April 27, 1976
    Assignee: Exxon Nuclear Company, Inc.
    Inventors: John W. Long, Barney S. Flora