G21C 19/16
Articulated or telescopic chutes or tubes for connection to channels in the
Official title: Articulated or telescopic chutes or tubes for connection to channels in the reactor core
G21C19/16 (Articulated or telescopic chutes or tubes for connection to channels in the) appears on 27 US grants and 14 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G21C- Granted patents
- 27
- Published applications
- 14
- Assignees
- 18
- Inventors
- 61
- Latest grant
- 28 Apr 2026
Filings by year
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| 1976 | 4 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
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| 2024 | 0 | 1 |
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| 2026 | 1 | 0 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- In-vessel core component handling systems and methods28 Apr 2026US 12,614,644 B2TerraPower, LLC
- Tool for delivery of testing element to a limited access location within a nuclear containment29 Jan 2019US 10,192,645 B2Westinghouse Electric Corp.
- Submersible machine structured to carry a tool to a limited access location within a nuclear containment11 Sep 2018US 10,074,448 B2Westinghouse Electric Corp.
- Method for shielded relocation of a nuclear component20 Mar 2018US 9,922,739 B2Westinghouse Electric Corp.
- Assembly comprising a first conduit and a second conduit connected through a connecting device4 Jul 2017US 9,695,969 B2Areva Np
- In-vessel core component handling systems and methods19 Sep 2024US 2024/0312655 A1TerraPower, LLC
- Method and Apparatus for the Shielded Relocation of a Nuclear Component28 Apr 2016US 2016/0118150 A1Westinghouse Electric Corp.
- Method and apparatus for the shielded relocation of a nuclear component17 Jul 2014US 2014/0198889 A1Westinghouse Electric Corp.
- Fuel exchange apparatus23 Jan 2014US 2014/0023171 A1Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy, Ltd.
- Assembly comprising a first conduit and a second conduit connected through a connecting device29 Aug 2013US 2013/0221662 A1Areva Np
Most cited
By later US patents
- Refueling machine for a nuclear reactor28US 4,311,557 AWestinghouse Electric Corp. · 1982
- Small handling pole locking assembly23US 8,007,196 B2GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas LLC · 2011
- Transfer of nuclear reactor component assemblies16US 4,511,531 AWestinghouse Electric Corp. · 1985
- Gripping apparatus of a lifting device, especially in a core reactor for setting down and lifting fuel elements and fuel rods15US 3,945,514 AFried. Krupp Gesellschaft mit beschrankter Haftung · 1976
- Device for relocating fuel elements and control rods in a core reactor11US 3,941,259 AFried. Krupp Gesellschaft mit beschrankter Haftung · 1976