Patents by Inventor Edward I. Chaney

Edward I. Chaney 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).

  • Apparatus and Method for Removing a Dry Tube Assembly From a Nuclear Reactor Pressure Vessel
    Publication number: 20100257716
    Abstract: An apparatus for removing a dry tube assembly includes a mounting structure configured to mount the apparatus to a top guide of a reactor vessel, a clamping assembly configured to engage the dry tube assembly, and a positioning assembly that is configured to position and rotate the clamping assembly relative to the dry tube assembly. The dry tube assembly is buckled and removed without exercising a joint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2009
    Publication date: October 14, 2010
    Inventors: C. Alan Peet, James E. Burner, Edward I. Chaney, William I. Goldsworth