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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2017
Applicant:
Ge-hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas Llc, Wilmington, NC (US);
Inventors:
Mark Heinold, San Jose, CA (US);
Kenneth Mark Cole, Wilmington, NC (US);
Gary Runkle, Wilmington, NC (US);
Adam Holifield, Wilmington, NC (US);
Mark Allison, Wilmington, NC (US);
Assignee:
GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas LLC, Wilmington, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G21C 19/19 (2006.01); G21C 17/108 (2006.01); G21C 19/20 (2006.01); G21C 17/10 (2006.01); B08B 9/045 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G21C 19/19 (2013.01); G21C 17/10 (2013.01); G21C 17/108 (2013.01); G21C 19/207 (2013.01); B08B 9/045 (2013.01);
Abstract
A flange flush tool includes an outer tube having a first end and a second end, the first end configured to engage the flange, and a shield tube within the outer tube. A channel is defined between an outer surface of the shield tube and an inner surface of the outer tube. The shield tube is configured to move longitudinally within the outer tube.