Patents by Inventor Clair Arthur Cox

Clair Arthur Cox 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).

  • Checkerboard shear volume reduction system
    Patent number: 6523466
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for reducing the volume of a cylindrical tube for disposal by crushing flat and then shearing into small coupons. Shearing is accomplished by opposed dies having a checkerboard grid of cutting edges. The resulting coupons are preferably substantially square in shape. The invention is particularly useful for reducing the storage volume of irradiated radioactive pressure tubes from a nuclear reactor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2003
    Assignee: Atomic Energy of Canada Limited
    Inventors: James Mitchell King, Clair Arthur Cox
  • CHECKERBOARD SHEAR VOLUME REDUCTION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20030024411
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for reducing the volume of a cylindrical tube for disposal by crushing flat and then shearing into small coupons. Shearing is accomplished by opposed dies having a checkerboard grid of cutting edges. The resulting coupons are preferably substantially square in shape. The invention is particularly useful for reducing the storage volume of irradiated radioactive pressure tubes from a nuclear reactor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2001
    Publication date: February 6, 2003
    Inventors: James Mitchell King, Clair Arthur Cox