Patents by Inventor Kenneth W. Brayman

Kenneth W. Brayman 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 assembly spacer
    Patent number: 4544522
    Abstract: A spacer for use in a fuel assembly of a nuclear reactor having thin, full-height divider members, slender spring members and laterally oriented rigid stops and wherein the total amount of spacer material, the amount of high neutron cross section material, the projected area of the spacer structure and changes in cross section area of the spacer structure are minimized whereby neutron absorption by the spacer and coolant flow resistance through the spacer are minimized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 1982
    Date of Patent: October 1, 1985
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Michael V. Curulla, John F. Price, Bruce Matzner, Kenneth W. Brayman, Frank D. Qurnell