Patents by Inventor Robert J. Ruckey

Robert J. Ruckey 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).

  • Cable reeving system
    Patent number: 4725398
    Abstract: A cable-driven arm-reciprocating system particularly useful for transferring nuclear fuel bundles from a nuclear reactor pool to a spent fuel storage pool, wherein an arm-retracting cable extends from a winch drum around fixed and movable-axis sheaves to a retracting anchor device and an arm-extending cable extends from the same winch drum also around fixed and movable-axis sheaves to an extending anchor device, each anchor device including spring means for maintaining and allowing for variations in cable tension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 1986
    Date of Patent: February 16, 1988
    Assignee: Nuclear Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert J. Ruckey, Alvaro Obligado