Patents by Inventor J. Todd Lee

J. Todd Lee 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 fuel rod loading method and apparatus
    Patent number: 7539280
    Abstract: A method to load a nuclear fuel rod, comprising, providing nuclear fuel pellets in a fuel plate transfer unit; transferring the nuclear fuel pellets from the fuel plate transfer unit to a fuel pellet column through the use of a belt, indexing the nuclear fuel pellets in the fuel pellet column to a nuclear fuel pellet loading machine; and pushing the fuel pellet column into a fuel rod cladding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2009
    Assignee: AREVA NP Inc.
    Inventors: William E. Bailey, J. Todd Lee
  • Grease cap for a constant velocity joint
    Patent number: 7226360
    Abstract: A frangible grease cap for use in a collapsible constant velocity joint. The frangible grease cap includes a body generally having a circular shape. The frangible grease cap includes an orifice through a center section of the body. The grease cap also includes at least one reduced thickness groove on a surface of the body of the constant velocity joint grease cap. The grease cap has a circumferential flange extending from an end thereof. The grease cap includes reduced thickness grooves having predetermined shapes which will peel or rupture when a predetermined axial load is applied thereto. The grease cap is secured to an inner surface of an outer race through any known securing method which also influences when the grease cap will fracture during or completely release during a crash event when a predetermined axial load is applied thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2007
    Assignee: GKN Driveline North America, Inc.
    Inventors: James Alexander Lyon, Salvatore Filippo Leone, Daniel Reibscheid, Ramon Christopher Kuczera, J. Todd Lee
  • Grease cap for a constant velocity joint
    Publication number: 20030127908
    Abstract: A frangible grease cap for use in a collapsible constant velocity joint. The frangible grease cap includes a body generally having a circular shape. The frangible grease cap includes an orifice through a center section of the body. The grease cap also includes at least one reduced thickness groove on a surface of the body of the constant velocity joint grease cap. The grease cap has a circumferential flange extending from an end thereof. The grease cap includes reduced thickness grooves having predetermined shapes which will peel or rupture when a predetermined axial load is applied thereto. The grease cap is secured to an inner surface of an outer race through any known securing method which also influences when the grease cap will fracture during or completely release during a crash event when a predetermined axial load is applied thereon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2002
    Publication date: July 10, 2003
    Inventors: James Alexander Lyon, Salvatore Filippo Leone, Daniel Reibscheid, Ramon Christopher Kuczera, J. Todd Lee