Patents by Inventor Scott Fitzner

Scott Fitzner 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).

  • END CAP FOR NUCLEAR FUEL ROD HAVING AN ANGLED RECESS AND WELDING THEREOF
    Publication number: 20170206984
    Abstract: An end cap for a nuclear fuel rod and methods of welding the end cap to a cladding tube, particularly an HT9 end cap to an HT9 cladding tube, such as by resistance pressure welding or pressure resistance welding. The end cap includes an annular shoulder and an angled recess. Also provided are welding techniques and techniques for classifying fuel rod welds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2016
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Inventors: Jeffrey Todd Lee, Earl Brian Barger, Scott Fitzner, Roger D. Ridgeway, Micah J. Hackett