Patents by Inventor Stephen Studer

Stephen Studer 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).

  • Absorber tube for BWR control rods
    Publication number: 20070153956
    Abstract: In a control rod having a plurality of elongated members for absorbing neutrons within a nuclear reactor to control a nuclear reaction, each elongated member may include a cylindrical inner capsule configured to contain neutron absorbing material therein. The elongated member may also include an absorber tube enclosing the cylindrical inner capsule, the absorber tube having an outer surface configured with a plurality of generally flat, planar sides between adjacent rounded corners.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2006
    Publication date: July 5, 2007
    Inventors: Dennis Nelson, Stephen Studer