Patents by Inventor Irving Bernstein

Irving Bernstein 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).

  • Fuel transfer machine
    Patent number: 4069766
    Abstract: A nuclear fuel transfer machine for transferring fuel assemblies through the fuel transfer tube of a nuclear power generating plant containment structure. A conventional reversible drive cable is attached to the fuel transfer carriage to drive it horizontally through the tube. A shuttle carrying a sheave at each end is arranged in parallel with the carriage to also travel into the tube. The cable cooperating with the sheaves permit driving a relatively short fuel transfer carriage a large distance without manually installing sheaves or drive apparatus in the tunnel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 1975
    Date of Patent: January 24, 1978
    Assignee: Combustion Engineering, Inc.
    Inventor: Irving Bernstein