Patents by Inventor Leo J. Fanning

Leo J. Fanning 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 control rod with flexure joint
    Patent number: 9053824
    Abstract: A rod cluster control assembly having a control rod upper end plug formed in two parts and connected together with a flexible joint coupling located at or below a connecting finger on a spider vane. The upper portion of the upper control rod end plug is screwed into the connecting finger on the spider vane and lock welded between a lower portion of the finger and a shoulder on an abutting ledge of the upper portion of the end plug.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Company LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey M. McCarty, Leo J. Fanning
  • NUCLEAR CONTROL ROD WITH FLEXURE JOINT
    Publication number: 20130329847
    Abstract: A rod cluster control assembly having a control rod upper end plug formed in two parts and connected together with a flexible joint coupling located at or below a connecting finger on a spider vane. The upper portion of the upper control rod end plug is screwed into the connecting finger on the spider vane and lock welded between a lower portion of the finger and a shoulder on an abutting ledge of the upper portion of the end plug.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2012
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicant: WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC COMPANY LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey M. McCarty, Leo J. Fanning