Patents by Inventor John C. Limpert

John C. Limpert 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).

  • Manufacturing automation system for nuclear fuel rod production
    Patent number: 4687605
    Abstract: An automated fuel rod production system includes a radioactive powder fabrication and processing stage, a pellet fabrication stage, a pellet processing stage, a tube preparation stage and a fuel rod fabrication and inspection stage, all of which provide a continuous (paced) mode of operation from the conversion of a radioactive gas to powder, through the fabrication of the powder into pellets, to completion of the assembly of the fuel rods. Extra capacity is designed into the system at critical points in the powder processing and pellet fabrication and processing stages to facilitate the continuous, paced mode of operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 1985
    Date of Patent: August 18, 1987
    Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Corp.
    Inventors: Francis Cellier, Robert T. Graulty, Wendell L. Johnson, David M. Batson, John C. Limpert, Christopher K. C. Wu, George D. Bucher, Clarence D. John, Jr., John E. Steinkirchner, Paula J. Larouere, Hemant H. Shah, Robert A. Williams