Patents by Inventor Charles B. Knight

Charles B. Knight 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 rack lateral support and preload device
    Patent number: 4165255
    Abstract: A lateral support device for a nuclear fuel rack vertically positioned within a walled enclosure which provides a preload to maintain effective support. The device includes a scissors-jack which is mounted so that the drive screw is vertical. Upon rotation of the drive screw the jack expands horizontally, seating a load pad against a vertical wall. The load pad is affixed to the jack by an arm having a stack of spring washers which compress between the pad and the jack, thereby applying a selected preload.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 1977
    Date of Patent: August 21, 1979
    Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Corp.
    Inventor: Charles B. Knight, deceased
  • Nuclear core baffling apparatus
    Patent number: 4158605
    Abstract: Apparatus for baffling the flow of reactor coolant fluid into and about the core of a nuclear reactor. The apparatus includes a plurality of longitudinally aligned baffle plates with mating surfaces that allow longitudinal growth with temperature increases while alleviating both leakage through the aligned plates and stresses on the components supporting the plates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 1975
    Date of Patent: June 19, 1979
    Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Corp.
    Inventors: Frank W. Cooper, Jr., Bernard L. Silverblatt, Charles B. Knight, Robert T. Berringer