Patents by Inventor Larry C. Montgomery

Larry C. Montgomery 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).

  • Reinforcement for a nuclear fuel assembly
    Patent number: 9208904
    Abstract: A tie rod for reinforcing a nuclear fuel assembly. The tie rod includes an outer, hollow tubular member that extends from above the top nozzle through the bottom nozzle of the fuel assembly and has an axially split lower tip with an enlarged end and an upper portion having a circumferential threaded region. An inner rod extends axially through the hollow of the outer tube and has a slightly enlarged tip which spreads the split tip of the outer tube to lock the split tip below the lower nozzle of the fuel assembly. A nut is turned down on the upper threaded portion of the outer hollow tube and staked in position to lock the tie rod in position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Company LLC
    Inventors: Alan Savinell, John D. Wood, Larry C. Montgomery, Ralph W. Tolino
  • REINFORCEMENT FOR A NUCLEAR FUEL ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20090257545
    Abstract: A tie rod for reinforcing a nuclear fuel assembly. The tie rod includes an outer, hollow tubular member that extends from above the top nozzle through the bottom nozzle of the fuel assembly and has an axially split lower tip with an enlarged end and an upper portion having a circumferential threaded region. An inner rod extends axially through the hollow of the outer tube and has a slightly enlarged tip which spreads the split tip of the outer tube to lock the split tip below the lower nozzle of the fuel assembly. A nut is turned down on the upper threaded portion of the outer hollow tube and staked in position to lock the tie rod in position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2008
    Publication date: October 15, 2009
    Inventors: Alan Savinell, John D. Wood, Larry C. Montgomery, Ralph W. Tolino