Patents by Inventor Mason Dennis Makovicka

Mason Dennis Makovicka 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 spacer assembly with debris guide
    Patent number: 7561654
    Abstract: In a fuel assembly for a nuclear reactor, a plurality of nuclear fuel rods and at least one fuel rod spacer assembly supporting the fuel rods in an organized array. The fuel rod spacer assembly includes a guide at a leading edge of the fuel rod spacer assembly. The guide is angled towards the fuel rod for directing debris to open passages in the fuel rod spacer assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2009
    Assignee: Global Nuclear Fuel - Americas, LLC
    Inventors: Mason Dennis Makovicka, Michael Thomas Kiernan
  • Nuclear fuel spacer assembly with debris guide
    Publication number: 20070291893
    Abstract: In a fuel assembly for a nuclear reactor, a plurality of nuclear fuel rods and at least one fuel rod spacer assembly supporting the fuel rods in an organized array. The fuel rod spacer assembly includes a guide at a leading edge of the fuel rod spacer assembly. The guide is angled towards the fuel rod for directing debris to open passages in the fuel rod spacer assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2006
    Publication date: December 20, 2007
    Inventor: Mason Dennis Makovicka