Patents by Inventor David Anthony Boatwright

David Anthony Boatwright 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 REACTOR FUEL ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20140029713
    Abstract: A fuel assembly for a nuclear reactor that employs dissimilar materials for the fuel assembly grid and the control rod guide thimbles. The guide thimbles are secured to the grid employing a through grid cell sleeve that is welded to the grid and spot weld rings that are secured over the sleeve and welded directly to the guide tube through windows in the sleeve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2008
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Inventors: Paul Marcus Evans, Harry Allen Pearce, Michael Anthony Marzean, David Anthony Boatwright
  • NUCLEAR CORE COMPONENT
    Publication number: 20130114780
    Abstract: A fuel rod or control rod for a nuclear reactor that has a spacer interposed between an upper end plug and a plenum spring which extends between the spacer and the fissile or absorber material. Preferably, the spacer is a relatively thin sleeve with a radially extending lip that sits above the coil spring wound at least in part around the sleeve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2011
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Applicant: WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC COMPANY LLC
    Inventors: David Anthony Boatwright, Anand Madhav Garde