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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:
Nov. 25, 1997
Filed:
Oct. 10, 1995
Applicant:
Inventor:
Charles Arthur Dalke, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B24B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
451 63 ; 451 51 ; 451 61 ; 451359 ;
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for polishing seal surfaces in a nuclear reactor are described. One embodiment of the apparatus includes a universal joint which has a universal joint housing and a drive shaft extending therefrom. A polishing plate is secured to the universal joint housing. A working surface of the polishing plate is configured to polish the seal surfaces. The seal surfaces of incore monitor housings and valves may, for example, be polished using various embodiments of the apparatus.