Patents by Inventor Pierre Lorek

Pierre Lorek 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).

  • Fuel assembly for a boiling water nuclear reactor
    Patent number: 5323434
    Abstract: A fuel assembly for a boiling water nuclear reactor contains a plurality of vertical fuel rods, which are arranged between a bottom-tie plate and a top-tie plate (12) in a surrounding vertical casing part. The fuel rods extend through a number of spacers which are arranged in a spaced relationship in the vertical direction and which together with the bottom-tie plate and the top-tie plate retain the fuel rods in a spaced relationship in the lateral direction. The fuel assembly is designed for conducting water in through the bottom-tie plate, through the space between the fuel rods in the vertical casing part, and out through the top-tie plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 1993
    Date of Patent: June 21, 1994
    Assignee: ABB Atom AB
    Inventors: Pierre Lorek, Mahdi Majed, Bertil Scholin