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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2008
Stephanie Baker Lindquist, Wilmington, NC (US);
Russell Patrick Higgins, Wilmington, NC (US);
David Grey Smith, Leland, NC (US);
William Williams, Wilmington, NC (US);
Edward G. Apple, Wilmington, NC (US);
Stephanie Baker Lindquist, Wilmington, NC (US);
Russell Patrick Higgins, Wilmington, NC (US);
David Grey Smith, Leland, NC (US);
William Williams, Wilmington, NC (US);
Edward G. Apple, Wilmington, NC (US);
Global Nuclear Fuel—Americas, LLC, Wilmington, NC (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for measuring perpendicularity of an upper tie plate of a nuclear fuel bundle includes a first comb having a first plurality of teeth; a second comb having a second plurality of teeth, the second comb being parallel to and spaced from the first comb; a comb connector that connects the first comb to the second comb, the comb connector having a second end extending beyond the first comb; a rigid finger provided at the second end of the comb connector; a rotatable gage provided on the second comb; and a mobile finger operatively connected to the gage.