Patents by Inventor Norman Sheriff

Norman Sheriff 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 reactor installations
    Patent number: 4973444
    Abstract: In a liquid metal cooled fast neutron nuclear reactor plant, surfaces (12) which are immersed in the flowing liquid metal and are vulnerable to liquid metal temperature fluctuations are provided with fins (20) defining cavities (22) for at least temporarily trapping the liquid metal to produce a thin layer of the liquid metal on the surface and thereby attenuate the effect of temperatures fluctuations occurring in the liquid metal flow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 1988
    Date of Patent: November 27, 1990
    Assignee: United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority
    Inventor: Norman Sheriff