Patents by Inventor Charles Theodore Ward

Charles Theodore Ward 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).

  • Remote orientation of a probe in a tubular conduit
    Patent number: 3994173
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for orienting a probe or the like in a predetermined angular orientation within a long, curved conduit at selected longitudinal positions therewithin. A steam generator tube may comprise all or part of the curved conduit. Curved extension members may be added to an end or ends of the tube to form curved lengths of conduit including the tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 1973
    Date of Patent: November 30, 1976
    Assignee: Combustion Engineering, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles Theodore Ward, Donald Lee Mathis, Frank Taylor Radcliff
  • Radiographic inspection of steam generator tubes
    Patent number: 3958120
    Abstract: Apparatus and a method for the inspection of tubes in a steam generator include a film-bearing cassette probe insertable into a target tube to a predetermined region to be inspected and a source of radiation, preferably a radioisotope, insertable into a tube adjacent said target tube to a position therealong laterally adjacent the region to be inspected on said target tube. The cassette probe is sufficiently flexible to transit regions of tight tube curvature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 1973
    Date of Patent: May 18, 1976
    Assignee: Combustion Engineering, Inc.
    Inventor: Charles Theodore Ward