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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 12, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 09, 2010
Applicants:
Gregory A. Francisco, Fremont, CA (US);
Robert W. Whitling, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Inventors:
Gregory A. Francisco, Fremont, CA (US);
Robert W. Whitling, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G21C 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A nut assembly for connecting adjoining poles in a nuclear reactor may include an upper nut and a lower nut. The upper nut may include threads on an inner surface of the upper nut. The lower nut may include threads on an inner surface of the lower nut. The lower nut may include threads on an outer surface of the lower nut. The upper nut may rotate over the lower nut in order to lock the lower nut.