Patents by Inventor Thonbjörn Sahlin

Thonbjörn Sahlin 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).

  • METHOD FOR PRODUCTION OF SPACERS FOR A NUCLEAR REACTOR
    Publication number: 20100024194
    Abstract: A method for production of spacers to hold at least a number of elongated fuel rods (5) in a fuel unit (20) for placement in a re-actor (1) is described. The method comprises the steps of providing at least two spacers (30), to provide a set of mandrels (40) comprising a number of mandrels (42), to arrange at least two spacers (30) with one on top of the other on the set of mandrels (40), and to heat treat the spacers (30) when they are arranged on the set of mandrels (40) so that the cells (31) in the spacers (30) adapts to the mandrels (42).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2008
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Inventors: Håkan Söderberg, Thonbjörn Sahlin