Patents by Inventor Anthony T. Houghton

Anthony T. Houghton 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).

  • Container for nuclear fuel elements
    Patent number: 5035342
    Abstract: A transport and storage container for nuclear fuel elements comprises a vessel with a removable internal structure. The internal structure defines a plurality of elongate compartments to receive fuel elements and the walls of the compartments are formed by inter-engageable elongate rectangular plates disposed at right angles to one another. Spider assemblies arranged at intervals along the length of the structure hold the plates together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 1990
    Date of Patent: July 30, 1991
    Assignee: British Nuclear Fuels plc
    Inventor: Anthony T. Houghton
  • Container for nuclear fuel elements
    Patent number: 4815624
    Abstract: A container for nuclear fuel elements comprises an assembly of individual elongate compartments formed from releasably inter-engageable plates which are held together in a rigid assembly by spider members located at intervals along the length of the assembly. The assembly can include neutron absorbing material and can be encircled by bracing bands or straps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 1986
    Date of Patent: March 28, 1989
    Assignee: British Nuclear Fuels PLC
    Inventor: Anthony T. Houghton