Inventor · Kittanning, PA, US

David E. Boyle

12Patents
7h-index
29Co-inventors
62Inventor score

Filing activity: Jan 30, 1984 → Oct 13, 1999

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5053189A System providing improved guidance support with restricted coolant flow for control rods in the upper head plenum of a nuclear reactor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 26 Expired
US4637914A Quick release guide sleeve assembly Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 19 Expired
US6245436A Surfacing of aluminum bodies by anodic spark deposition Chemistry; Metallurgy 16 Expired
US4609522A Mechanical drive system for moving fuel Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 13 Expired
US4743423A Neutron shield panel arrangement for a nuclear reactor pressure vessel Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 11 Expired
US6266386A Lower reactor internals up-ending device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Expired
US4937039A Four pin mounting system for nuclear reactor control rod guide tubes Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Expired
US6164886A Bolt with integral locking member Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Expired
US4693862A Gas displacement spectral shift reactor and control method Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Expired
US4728482A Method for internal inspection of a pressurized water nuclear reactor pressure vessel Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Expired
US4661306A Fluid moderator control system reactor internals distribution system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Expired
US6026137A Control rod guide tube mounting pin Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.