Patents by Inventor Samuel L. Hecht

Samuel L. Hecht 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).

  • Self-actuated device
    Patent number: 4431603
    Abstract: A self-actuated device, of particular use as a valve or an orifice for nuclear reactor fuel and blanket assemblies, in which a gas produced by a neutron induced nuclear reaction gradually accumulates as a function of neutron fluence. The gas pressure increase occasioned by such accumulation of gas is used to actuate the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 1981
    Date of Patent: February 14, 1984
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the United States Department of Energy
    Inventor: Samuel L. Hecht