Patents by Inventor Michael E. Aldrich

Michael E. Aldrich 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).

  • Spacer grid for a nuclear fuel assembly
    Patent number: 5299245
    Abstract: A spacer grid for a nuclear fuel assembly. A plurality of metal strips are interleaved on edge to define a plurality of individual cells. Each cell is sized to receive a single nuclear fuel rod. A series of projections, grid mixing vanes, extend from one edge of each metal strip and are alternately bent to extend on opposite sides of the metal strip. The alternating projections provide four grid mixing vanes that extend into each individual cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 1992
    Date of Patent: March 29, 1994
    Assignee: B&W Fuel Company
    Inventors: Michael E. Aldrich, David A. Farnsworth, Charles D. Morgan, Jeffrey S. Tucker