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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:
Mar. 28, 1989
Filed:
Aug. 03, 1987
Applicant:
Inventor:
Robert E Henry, Naperville, IL (US);
Assignee:
Westinghouse Electric Corp., Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G21C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
376309 ; 376281 ; 376284 ; 376310 ; 137 74 ;
Abstract
Apparatus for the controlled venting of gases from the containment housing of a chemical or nuclear reactor. The vent path is configured as a manometer filled with a low melting point metal. Gases passing through the manometer are exhausted to a tank of scrubbing solution where toxic materials are removed prior to venting the gases from the containment housing.