Patents by Inventor Harold Eugene Williamson

Harold Eugene Williamson 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).

  • Channel follower leakage restrictor
    Patent number: 4035233
    Abstract: An improved means is provided to control coolant leakage between the flow channel and the lower tie plate of a nuclear fuel assembly. The means includes an opening in the lower tie plate and a movable element adjacent thereto. The coolant pressure within the tie plate biases the movable means toward the inner surface of the surrounding flow channel to compensate for any movement of the flow channel away from the lower tie plate to thereby control the leakage of coolant flow from the fuel assemblies to the spaces among the fuel assemblies of the core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 1975
    Date of Patent: July 12, 1977
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Harold Eugene Williamson, Bart Alan Smith