Patents by Inventor Volker SCHOß

Volker SCHOß 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).

  • BWR NUCLEAR FUEL ASSEMBLY COMPRISING AN INTERACTION DEVICE BETWEEN A LOWER TIE PLATE AND A FUEL CHANNEL
    Publication number: 20230091913
    Abstract: A BWR fuel assembly is elongated along a fuel assembly axis and comprises a lower tie plate, an upper tie plate axially spaced from the lower tie plate, a bundle of fuel rods extending axially between the lower tie plate and the upper tie plate, and a tubular fuel channel extending from the lower tie plate to the upper tie plate with encasing the fuel rods. The fuel assembly comprises an interaction device mounted on the lower tie plate and configured to interact with the fuel channel. The interaction device has an inactive configuration and an active configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2021
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Inventors: Dirk BLAVIUS, Shawn HEATH, Szilard KOVACS, Martin KUNZ, Jens SCHAEFER, Volker SCHOß, James Dennis TOLAR