Patents by Inventor Trevor Cartwright Rowland

Trevor Cartwright Rowland 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).

  • Conditioning of nuclear reactor fuel
    Patent number: 4057466
    Abstract: A method of conditioning the fuel of a nuclear reactor core to minimize failure of the fuel cladding comprising increasing the fuel rod power to a desired maximum power level at a rate below a critical rate which would cause cladding damage. Such conditioning allows subsequent freedom of power changes below and up to said maximum power level with minimized danger of cladding damage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 1976
    Date of Patent: November 8, 1977
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: John Robert Thompson, Trevor Cartwright Rowland, Richard Alan Proebstle, Edward Rosicky, Thoma Mees van't Hoff Snyder