Patents by Inventor Roger R. Ridgeway

Roger R. Ridgeway 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).

  • LOWER END FITTING FOR NUCLEAR FUEL ASSEMBLY MADE FROM INTERSECTING METAL STRIPS
    Publication number: 20130272479
    Abstract: A fuel assembly including a plurality of fuel rods arranged mutually in parallel wherein the fuel rods include a fissile material, a plurality of guide tubes arranged in parallel with and interspersed amongst the fuel rods, an upper end fitting connected with upper ends of the guide tubes, and a lower end fitting connected with lower ends of the guide tubes. At least one of the upper end fitting and the lower end fitting includes a grid formed by interlocking metal strips secured together at intersections between the metal strips.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2012
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Inventors: Jeffrey T Lee, Roger R. Ridgeway, George S. Pabis