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Mechanical grasping end effector with linear engagement and disenga...
Patent number
12,125,600
Issue date
Oct 22, 2024
Ford Global Technologies, LLC
John Modzel
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Boiling water reactor blade guide and exchange tool
Patent number
11,749,416
Issue date
Sep 5, 2023
GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas LLC
Kristoffer Ostrander
G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
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Method and device for unlatching control rod drive shafts in pressu...
Patent number
11,289,222
Issue date
Mar 29, 2022
Framatome Inc.
Alex Boutin
G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
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System and method for consolidating used nuclear fuel
Patent number
10,978,212
Issue date
Apr 13, 2021
National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC
Scott E. Rose
G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
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Gripper with damping system for gripping a fuel element
Patent number
10,954,107
Issue date
Mar 23, 2021
Framatome GmbH
Peter Forster
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Method for preparing to reload a nuclear reactor
Patent number
10,290,382
Issue date
May 14, 2019
JOINT STOCK COMPANY “AKME-ENGINEERING”
Nikolay Dmitrievich Vasil'yev
G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
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Method for shielded relocation of a nuclear component
Patent number
9,922,739
Issue date
Mar 20, 2018
Westinghouse Electric Company LLC
Alexander W. Harkness
G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
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Nuclear fuel assembly handling apparatus
Patent number
9,852,821
Issue date
Dec 26, 2017
Westinghouse Electric Company LLC
Adam B. Kauffman
G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
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Systems and methods of remote control rod drive decoupling
Patent number
9,767,932
Issue date
Sep 19, 2017
GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas LLC
Gary A. Runkle
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Gripper mechanism
Patent number
9,390,821
Issue date
Jul 12, 2016
Rolls-Royce PLC
Claire Allison
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Device for the dry handling of nuclear fuel assemblies
Patent number
9,355,749
Issue date
May 31, 2016
AREVA NP
Mathieu Jean Maurice Chassignet
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Method and apparatus for the shielded relocation of a nuclear compo...
Patent number
9,275,765
Issue date
Mar 1, 2016
Westinghouse Electric Company LLC
Alexander W. Harkness
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Control rod/fuel support handling apparatus
Patent number
8,995,603
Issue date
Mar 31, 2015
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
Tsutomu Tomatsu
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Method of handling control rod and control rod handling apparatus
Patent number
8,842,795
Issue date
Sep 23, 2014
Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy, Ltd.
Hirokazu Akatsuka
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Pressure-loss adjusting-member installation tool
Patent number
8,640,327
Issue date
Feb 4, 2014
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
Atsushi Matsumoto
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Control rod transfer device
Patent number
8,599,988
Issue date
Dec 3, 2013
Westinghouse Electric Company LLC
David J. Stefko
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Method for aligning and handling fuel rods within a nuclear fuel bu...
Patent number
8,428,214
Issue date
Apr 23, 2013
General Electric Company
David P. Ketcham
Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMA...
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Control rod drive outer filter removal tool
Patent number
8,254,516
Issue date
Aug 28, 2012
Westinghouse Electric Company LLC
David P. Ketcham
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Systems for aligning and handling fuel rods within a nuclear fuel b...
Patent number
8,050,378
Issue date
Nov 1, 2011
General Electric Company
David P. Ketcham
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Method and apparatus for permissive control of a mast and grapple
Patent number
7,986,760
Issue date
Jul 26, 2011
GE-Hitachi Nuclear Emergy Americas, LLC
Michael Johnson
G01 - MEASURING TESTING
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Systems for aligning and handling fuel rods within a nuclear fuel b...
Patent number
7,773,717
Issue date
Aug 10, 2010
General Electric Company
David P. Ketcham
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Fuel assembly nozzleless handling tool and method
Patent number
7,424,084
Issue date
Sep 9, 2008
Areva NP Inc.
George S. Pabis
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Fuel assembly nozzleless handling tool and method
Patent number
7,239,683
Issue date
Jul 3, 2007
Framatome ANP, Inc.
George S. Pabis
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Boiling water reactor nuclear fuel assembly lifting support
Patent number
7,139,353
Issue date
Nov 21, 2006
Framatome ANP Inc.
Mark Smith
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Control rod/fuel support grapple
Patent number
6,501,813
Issue date
Dec 31, 2002
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
Koichi Soma
G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
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Loading machine for transferring closely adjacent elongate articles...
Patent number
6,359,953
Issue date
Mar 19, 2002
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
Karl Fäser
G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
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Tool for retracting fuel rods from and inserting fuel rods into a n...
Patent number
6,320,922
Issue date
Nov 20, 2001
General Electric Company
William C. Peters
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Methods and apparatus for moving fuel bundles in a nuclear reactor
Patent number
5,960,051
Issue date
Sep 28, 1999
General Electric Company
Roy C. Challberg
G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
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Extraction tool for partial length fuel rods in nuclear fuel assemb...
Patent number
5,825,837
Issue date
Oct 20, 1998
General Electric Company
William C. Peters
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Tool for unlatching extended handle and standard handle control rods
Patent number
5,600,685
Issue date
Feb 4, 1997
General Electric Company
Kenneth R. Izzo
G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
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IN-VESSEL CORE COMPONENT HANDLING SYSTEMS AND METHODS
Publication number
20240312655
Publication date
Sep 19, 2024
TerraPower, LLC
Daniel R. Althouse
B25 - HAND TOOLS PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS MANIPULATORS
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MECHANICAL GRASPING END EFFECTOR WITH LINEAR ENGAGEMENT AND DISENGA...
Publication number
20230112549
Publication date
Apr 13, 2023
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C.
John Modzel
G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
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FUEL ASSEMBLY HANDLING DEVICE AND HANDLING ASSEMBLY COMPRISING SUCH...
Publication number
20210296016
Publication date
Sep 23, 2021
Commissariat A L'Energie Atomique et Aux Energies Alternatives
Bernard GUILLOU
G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
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GRIPPER WITH DAMPING SYSTEM FOR GRIPPING A FUEL ELEMENT
Publication number
20190270619
Publication date
Sep 5, 2019
Framatome GmbH
Peter FORSTER
B66 - HOISTING LIFTING HAULING
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METHOD OF EXTRACTING PLUG AND REMOVABLE UNIT WHEN REFUELING NUCLEAR...
Publication number
20180033504
Publication date
Feb 1, 2018
JOINT STOCK COMPANY "AKME-ENGINEERING"
Nikolay Dmitrievich VASIL'YEV
G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
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Fuel Assembly For An SFR Nuclear Reactor, Comprising A Housing Cont...
Publication number
20170352442
Publication date
Dec 7, 2017
Commissariat A L'Energie Atomique et Aux Energies Alternatives
Denis Lorenzo
G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
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Patent Application
Method and Apparatus for the Shielded Relocation of a Nuclear Compo...
Publication number
20160118150
Publication date
Apr 28, 2016
Westinghouse Electric Company LLC
Alexander W. Harkness
G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
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SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF REMOTE CONTROL ROD DRIVE DECOUPLING
Publication number
20160027539
Publication date
Jan 28, 2016
GE-HITACHI NUCLEAR ENERGY AMERICAS LLC
Gary A. Runkle
G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
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GRIPPER MECHANISM
Publication number
20150357062
Publication date
Dec 10, 2015
Rolls-Royce plc
Claire ALLISON
B25 - HAND TOOLS PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS MANIPULATORS
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NUCLEAR FUEL ASSEMBLY HANDLING APPARATUS
Publication number
20140205050
Publication date
Jul 24, 2014
Westinghouse Electric Company LLC
Adam B. Kaufmann
G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
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Patent Application
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE SHIELDED RELOCATION OF A NUCLEAR COMPO...
Publication number
20140198889
Publication date
Jul 17, 2014
Westinghouse Electric Company LLC
Alexander W. Harkness
G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
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DEVICE FOR THE DRY HANDLING OF NUCLEAR FUEL ASSEMBLIES
Publication number
20130177124
Publication date
Jul 11, 2013
AREVA NP
Mathieu Jean Maurice Chassignet
G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
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DEVICE FOR ASSISTING IN THE UNDERWATER EXTRACTION OR INSERTION OF A...
Publication number
20120213320
Publication date
Aug 23, 2012
AREVA NP
Frederic Lange
G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
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Patent Application
GEROCS Control Rod Blade Unlatching Tool
Publication number
20120114090
Publication date
May 10, 2012
Jack Matsumoto
G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
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Patent Application
METHOD FOR ALIGNING AND HANDLING FUEL RODS WITHIN A NUCLEAR FUEL BU...
Publication number
20120039428
Publication date
Feb 16, 2012
David P. Ketcham
Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMA...
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CONTROL ROD/FUEL SUPPORT HANDLING APPARATUS
Publication number
20110317797
Publication date
Dec 29, 2011
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
Tsutomu Tomatsu
G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
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PRESSURE-LOSS ADJUSTING-MEMBER INSTALLATION TOOL
Publication number
20110314664
Publication date
Dec 29, 2011
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
Atsushi Matsumoto
G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
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CONTROL ROD TRANSFER DEVICE
Publication number
20110235769
Publication date
Sep 29, 2011
Westinghouse Electric Company LLC
David J. Stefko
G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
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METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERMISSIVE CONTROL OF A MAST AND GRAPPLE
Publication number
20110216870
Publication date
Sep 8, 2011
Michael Johnson
G01 - MEASURING TESTING
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Channel-Lifting Tool and Method
Publication number
20110216871
Publication date
Sep 8, 2011
David Francis Wazybok
Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMA...
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CONTROL ROD DRIVE OUTER FILTER REMOVAL TOOL
Publication number
20110069802
Publication date
Mar 24, 2011
Westinghouse Electric Company LLC
David P. Ketcham
G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
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METHOD OF HANDLING CONTROL ROD AND CONTROL ROD HANDLING APPARATUS
Publication number
20110064180
Publication date
Mar 17, 2011
Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy, Ltd.
Hirokazu AKATSUKA
G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
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Patent Application
SYSTEMS FOR ALIGNING AND HANDLING FUEL RODS WITHIN A NUCLEAR FUEL B...
Publication number
20100232564
Publication date
Sep 16, 2010
David P. Ketcham
Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMA...
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FUEL ASSEMBLY LOADING MACHINE AND METHOD FOR HANDLING FUEL ASSEMBLIES
Publication number
20090225925
Publication date
Sep 10, 2009
AREVA NP GMBH
Jurgen Eisner
G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
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Patent Application
Method and apparatus for permissive control of a mast and grapple
Publication number
20090129528
Publication date
May 21, 2009
Michael Johnson
G01 - MEASURING TESTING
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Systems for aligning and handling fuel rods within a nuclear fuel b...
Publication number
20080205577
Publication date
Aug 28, 2008
General Electric Company
David P. Ketcham
Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMA...
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Patent Application
Fuel assembly nozzleless handling tool and method
Publication number
20080112529
Publication date
May 15, 2008
George S. Pabis
G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
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Fuel assembly nozzleless handling tool and method
Publication number
20050135540
Publication date
Jun 23, 2005
George S. Pabis
G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
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Boiling water reactor nuclear fuel assembly lifting support
Publication number
20040109522
Publication date
Jun 10, 2004
Mark Smith
Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMA...