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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2022
Westinghouse Electric Company Llc, Cranberry Township, PA (US);
Lyman J. Petrosky, Latrobe, PA (US);
Westinghouse Electric Company LLC, Cranberry Township, PA (US);
Abstract
A coupler for connecting an irradiation target assembly to a transfer system is provided. The coupler comprises a housing and an inner assembly. The housing comprises a distal end, a proximal end and a side section defining a cavity therein. The side section comprises a plurality of side bores extending into the cavity. The inner assembly comprises an actuator body, a return member for exerting a default axial force on the actuator body, and a plurality of friction members configured to be transversely driven by the actuator body through the plurality of side bores. The actuator body is positioned within the cavity and comprises a first section, a second section and a middle section. A coupling system comprising a coupling insert for a transfer system and a coupler for an irradiation target assembly are also provided.
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