Patents by Inventor Robert D. Tolmie

Robert D. Tolmie 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).

  • Dry storage of irradiated nuclear fuel
    Patent number: 4755347
    Abstract: A facility for posting irradiated fuel from a preparation chamber of a dry storage complex into storage canisters within a clean chamber and for posting contaminated canisters from a closed bucket in the clean chamber into the preparation chamber. The facility comprises two coaxial tubular port members extending from the preparation chamber into the clean chamber, the port members having masking means for the canister and bucket closures and means for withdrawing them into the preparation chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 1986
    Date of Patent: July 5, 1988
    Assignee: National Nuclear Corporation Limited
    Inventor: Robert D. Tolmie