Patents by Inventor Michael Long Crawford

Michael Long Crawford 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).

  • Segment make-up system and method for manufacturing nuclear fuel rods
    Patent number: 7593501
    Abstract: A method to insert nuclear fuel pellets into a fuel rod cladding tube, having the steps of providing a cladding tube, providing at least one nuclear fuel pellet to be incorporated into the cladding tube, measuring a length of the at least one nuclear fuel pellet with a camera, comparing the length of the at least one nuclear fuel pellet to an expected length, and incorporating the at least one nuclear fuel pellet into the cladding tube when the compared length of the at least one nuclear fuel pellet is within a threshold value of the expected length.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2009
    Assignee: AREVA NP Inc.
    Inventor: Michael Long Crawford