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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4635333 | Tube expanding method A tube expanding technique for securing a sleeve within a tube whereby fluid pressure is applied via an expander by incrementally decreasing the volume of the fluid system exclusive of the expander, or by incrementally increasing the mass of the fluid wit... | 01/13/1987 |
| 4513497 | Tube expanding system A tube expanding technique for securing a sleeve within a tube whereby fluid pressure is applied via an expander by incrementally decreasing the volume of the fluid system exclusive of the expander, or by incrementally increasing the mass of the fluid wit... | 04/30/1985 |
| 4498487 | Rod-like smoking article with secondary air channels and apparatus for producing such an article A rod-like smoking article with a rod-like mouthpiece core at the mouth end of a tobacco rod, the entire periphery of the mouthpiece core being enveloped by an adhered wrapping paper which is suitable for contact with the lips and which overlappingly foll... | 02/12/1985 |
| 4498486 | Tobacco bale steam injection A method and apparatus for steam injection of tobacco bales for use in the opening process. In the apparatus, at least one orificed steam injection plate is brought in flush contact with a tobacco bale that is stationary or in motion and steam is caused t... | 02/12/1985 |
| 4487740 | Procedure and equipment for injecting gas into liquids A method and apparatus is shown for establishing a predetermined concentration of gas in the reactor core coolant for a pressurized water nuclear power system. Gas is added to core coolant water in a bubble column. The gas-water mixture flows through stat... | 12/11/1984 |
| 4473085 | Flavor-release ଲ-hydroxy-ester compositions This invention provides tobacco compositions which contain a hydroxy-substituted carboxylate compound as a flavorant additive. In one of its embodiments, this invention provides tobacco compositions which contain a hydroxy-substituted alkanoate flavorant addit... | 09/25/1984 |
| 4471790 | Tobacco mass treatment method A method for quickly conditioning a mass of tobacco uniformly throughout the mass with steam for the purpose of moisturizing and heating the tobacco evenly throughout. A probe is provided to be inserted within the mass of tobacco for drawing a vacuum whil... | 09/18/1984 |
| 4452532 | Beam alignment tool and method A method and apparatus for adjusting the alignment of a beam of radiant energy relative to a structure. A target is placed in the path of the beam, with an opaque reticle disposed in front of the target in the path of the beam in predetermined alignment w... | 06/05/1984 |
| 4434537 | Integral latching mechanism for module front plate A latching mechanism for latching the front plate of a circuit board module to the circuit board module rack effected by merely inserting the module in the rack. The mechanism includes a resilient tab having a prong with a tapered head. The prong mates wi... | 03/06/1984 |
| 4421126 | Process for utilizing tobacco fines in making reconstituted tobacco A process for employing tobacco fines in a system for preparing reconstituted tobacco is disclosed. The tobacco fines are incorporated into concentrated extract before the extract is recombined with the reconstituted sheet or into an aqueous carrier. The ... | 12/20/1983 |
| 4407307 | Process for the preparation of tobacco and tobacco prepared according to this process For the preparation of tobacco, the insoluble proteins are initially made soluble by enzymatic treatment, dissolved and then eliminated in the solution by metabolic assimilation. The remaining solution components are then returned to the tobacco.... | 10/04/1983 |
| 4390091 | Modular conveyor guide and system utilizing same A modular conveyor guide comprising first and second end walls and a connecting top wall having first, second and third regions adapted to guide first, second and third conveyors.... | 06/28/1983 |
| 4388269 | Spacer grid corner gusset A spacer grid for a nuclear fuel assembly wherein hangup between diagonally adjacent fuel assemblies in the reactor core during loading and unloading is essentially precluded by providing an inclined plane deflection surface at each corner of the spacer g... | 06/14/1983 |
| 4361009 | Moving bed heat storage and recovery system An energy storage and recovery system designed for storing excess over demand energy generated by a steam cycle electrical generating plant during slack electricity demand periods and for recovering the stored energy to provide supplemental electricity du... | 11/30/1982 |
| 4358421 | Industrial technique A typical embodiment of the invention provides a nuclear fuel assembly lock structure for control rod guide tubes. Illustratively, a sleeve telescopes over an end portion of a control rod guide tube which bears against an internal shoulder of the tube. Th... | 11/09/1982 |
| 4355449 | Method of assembling and disassembling a control component structure A technique is provided for engaging and disengaging burnable poison rods from the spider in a fuel assembly. The cap on the end of each of the burnable poison rods is provided with a shank that is received in the respective bore formed in the spider. A f... | 10/26/1982 |
| 4337827 | Helical steam generator tube support A tube support structure for a helically coiled fluid heat exchanger including a plurality of support strips interconnected by a plurality of support members. Two tubes are nested between support members against a support strip, a spring plate is placed o... | 07/06/1982 |
| 4314885 | Industrial technique A technique is provided for engaging and disengaging burnable poison rods from the spider in a fuel assembly. The cap on the end of each of the burnable poison rods is provided with a shank that is received in the respective bore formed in the spider. A f... | 02/09/1982 |
| 4289291 | Retractable storage lug A rotatable and retractable storage lug (50), especially suited for, but not limited to, nuclear reactor applications is claimed. The lug (50) is equipped with a rotatable and slidable weight-cylinder assembly (76 and 64) in coaxial relationship with a pi... | 09/15/1981 |
| 4217173 | Nuclear reactor inspection device A typical embodiment of the invention combines a novel cellular end fitting for a nuclear reactor fuel assembly with a new design for a fuel rod end cap and a radiation sensing device probe to provide a means for swiftly and accurately distinguishing soun... | 08/12/1980 |
| 4208249 | Hydraulic seismic support for nuclear fuel assembly A typical embodiment of this invention provides a hydraulic mechanism for alleviating the effect of seismic forces and other stresses that are applied to a fuel assembly in a nuclear reactor. Illustratively, hollow guide posts protrude into a fuel assembl... | 06/17/1980 |
| 4208248 | Fuel assembly with a removable end fitting A typical embodiment of the invention provides a nuclear fuel assembly lock structure for control rod guide tubes. Illustratively, a sleeve telescopes over an end portion of a control rod guide tube which bears against an internal shoulder of the tube. Th... | 06/17/1980 |
