Patents by Inventor Stephen J. HARDING

Stephen J. HARDING 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).

  • Publication number: 20220148747
    Abstract: Disclosed are a voltage drop measurement system and methods for measuring resistivity of a nuclear reactor cladding. The system includes a short cladding sample of a nuclear reactor cladding. Two electrically conductive plugs are attached to the short cladding. A power supply is electrically coupled to the each of the two electrically conductive plugs and is configured to apply an electrical current to the short cladding through the two electrically conductive plugs. Two needle like probes are electrically coupled to a surface of the short cladding between the two electrically conductive plugs. The needle like probes are spaced apart by a distance L. Resistivity and heat flux are determined in accordance with Equations (1)-(4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2021
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Applicant: Westinghouse Electric Company LLC
    Inventors: Guoqiang WANG, William A. BYERS, Stephen J. HARDING, Kevin A. HARDING