Patents by Inventor David T. Hurt

David T. Hurt 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).

  • Control rod flow diverters
    Patent number: 5064602
    Abstract: Flux-trap control rod flow diverters comprising a series of tabs formed along the length of one side of a hafnium neutron absorber tube, and bent inwards towards the opposing side so as to allow water in one side of the tube, and simultaneously divert internal water out of corresponding openings formed in the opposing side of the tube. In this way the internal water does not stay inside the control rod long enough to boil, and the water's effectiveness as a neutron moderator is assured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 1990
    Date of Patent: November 12, 1991
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: James E. Cearley, David F. Holland, David T. Hurt, Frederick J. Moody