G21C 3/14
Means forming part of the element for inserting it into, or removing
Official title: Means forming part of the element for inserting it into, or removing it from, the core; Means for coupling adjacent elements {, e.g. to form a stringer}
G21C3/14 (Means forming part of the element for inserting it into, or removing) appears on 13 US grants and 8 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G21C- Granted patents
- 13
- Published applications
- 8
- Assignees
- 10
- Inventors
- 41
- Latest grant
- 10 Mar 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Micro-reactor fuel sleeve assembly10 Mar 2026US 12,573,509 B2Westinghouse Electric Corp.
- Mechanical grasping end effector with linear engagement and disengagement movement22 Oct 2024US 12,125,600 B2Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Fail-free fuel bundle assembly1 Dec 2015US 9,202,598 B2GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas LLC
- Rod assembly for nuclear reactors23 Sep 2014US 8,842,801 B2General Electric Company
- Process for application of lubricant to fuel rod during fuel assembly loading process3 Dec 2013US 8,599,990 B2Westinghouse Electric Corp.
- Mechanical grasping end effector with linear engagement and disengagement movement6 Feb 2025US 2025/0046482 A1Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Micro-Reactor Fuel Sleeve Assembly8 Aug 2024US 2024/0266078 A1Westinghouse Electric Corp.
- Mechanical grasping end effector with linear engagement and disengagement movement13 Apr 2023US 2023/0112549 A1Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Process for application of lubricant to fuel rod during fuel assembly loading process23 Jun 2011US 2011/0150163 A1Westinghouse Electric Corp.
- Fail-Free Fuel Bundle Assembly28 May 2009US 2009/0135988 A1GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Rod assembly for nuclear reactors39US 7,526,058 B2General Electric Company · 2009
- Sealing coupling28US 4,515,750 AThe United States of America as represented by the United States Department of Energy · 1985
- Critical power enhancement system for a pressurized fuel channel type nuclear reactor using alignment of fuel bundle pairs10US 6,434,209 B1Atomic Energy of Canada Limited/Energie · 2002
- Top support lock7US 4,895,697 AABB Atom AB · 1990
- Fuel assembly structure using channel for load support7US 5,627,866 AGeneral Electric Company · 1997