F22B 37/002
Component parts or details of steam boilers: specially adapted for nuclear steam
Official title: {specially adapted for nuclear steam generators, e.g. maintenance, repairing or inspecting equipment not otherwise provided for}
F22B37/002 (Component parts or details of steam boilers: specially adapted for nuclear steam) appears on 412 US grants and 219 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F22B- Granted patents
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- Latest grant
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Stress relieving attachment of tube to tubesheet, such as in a pressure vessel shell of a nuclear reactor power system7 Jul 2026US 12,674,576 B2NuScale Power, LLC
- System, method, and apparatus for inspecting a surface31 Mar 2026US 12,591,239 B2Gecko Robotics, Inc.
- Method of detecting an existence of a loose part in a steam generator of a nuclear power plant27 Jan 2026US 12,537,112 B2Westinghouse Electric Corp.
- Device and method for removing foreign object from heat transfer tube19 Aug 2025US 12,390,938 B2Doosan Enerbility Co., Ltd.
- Apparatus and method of removing foreign substances from steam generator1 Jul 2025US 12,345,412 B2Doosan Enerbility Co., Ltd.
- Stress Relieving Attachment Of Tube To Tubesheet, Such As In A Pressure Vessel Shell Of A Nuclear Reactor Power System1 Oct 2026US 2026/0298464 A1NuScale Power, LLC
- Combined cycle nuclear power plant14 May 2026US 2026/0132921 A1NuScale Power, LLC
- System and method for decomissioning a steam generator17 Jul 2025US 2025/0230927 A1
- Flow conditioning device for steam generator19 Jun 2025US 2025/0201431 A1Westinghouse Electric Corp.
- Helical Baffle for Once-Through Steam Generator12 Dec 2024US 2024/0410566 A1BWXT Canada Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Flexible cable243US 5,174,164 AWestinghouse Electric Corp. · 1992
- Process for lining a peripheral tube of a steam generator104US 4,827,594 AFramatome · 1989
- Probe carrier system for inspecting boiler tubes103US 4,757,258 AWestinghouse Electric Corp. · 1988
- Controller for inspection robot traversing an obstacle87US 11,148,292 B2Gecko Robotics, Inc. · 2021
- Apparatus and method for remotely positioning a probe in a tubular member83US 5,611,948 AWestinghouse Electric Corp. · 1997