Patents by Inventor Joseph R. Humphries

Joseph R. Humphries 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).

  • Variable overlap control
    Patent number: 4386048
    Abstract: In a nuclear reactor having at least two control rod groups residing in the core for controlling the power level generated by the core, wherein one group is at a higher elevation in the core than the other, an improved method of controlling the core axial power distribution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 1980
    Date of Patent: May 31, 1983
    Assignee: Combustion Engineering, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph R. Humphries, Richard W. Knapp