Patents by Inventor Corey Long

Corey Long 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 ASSEMBLY FOR BOILING WATER REACTOR COMPRISING A FUEL CHANNEL SPACER
    Publication number: 20140064435
    Abstract: A nuclear fuel assembly for boiling water reactor is provided. The nuclear fuel assembly includes a base, a head, a bundle of fuel rods extending longitudinally between the base and the head, a tubular fuel channel encasing the bundle of fuel rods, and at least one fuel channel spacer for transversely spacing the fuel assembly from an adjacent element. The or each fuel channel spacer includes a support having at least one plate and at least one corresponding leaf spring supported by the corresponding plate, the or each plate being fixed to a corresponding sidewall of the fuel channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2012
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: AREVA NP
    Inventors: Dirk Blavius, Erhard Friedrich, Bernd Block, Viktor Ruder, Corey Long, Michael Walker