G21C 19/02
Details of handling arrangements
G21C19/02 (Details of handling arrangements) appears on 670 US grants and 464 published applications in this corpus.
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- G21C 19/06Magazines for holding fuel elements or control elements323
- G21C 19/10Lifting devices or pulling devices adapted for co-operation with fuel elements or195
- G21C 19/08Means for heating fuel elements before introduction into the core35
- G21C 19/04Means for controlling flow of coolant over objects being handled17
- G21C 19/12Arrangements for exerting direct hydraulic or pneumatic force on fuel element or3
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