Patents by Inventor Edward W. Ference

Edward W. Ference 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 I
    Patent number: 4050986
    Abstract: A nuclear reactor, particularly a liquid-metal breeder reactor whose upper internals include provision for channeling the liquid metal flowing from the core-component assemblies to the outlet plenum in vertical paths in direction generally along the direction of the respective assemblies. The metal is channeled by chimneys, each secured to, and extending from, a grid through whose openings the metal emitted by a plurality of core-component assemblies encompassed by the grid flows.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 1974
    Date of Patent: September 27, 1977
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the United States Energy Research and Development Administration
    Inventors: Edward W. Ference, John L. Houtman, Robert N. Waldby