Inventor · Wilmington, NC, US

Gerald M. Latter

13Patents
7h-index
22Co-inventors
66Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 25, 1990 → Jan 21, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5089221A Composite spacer with Inconel grid and Zircaloy band Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 38 Expired
US5488634A Lower tie plate debris catcher for a nuclear reactor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 27 Expired
US5209899A Composite spacer with inconel grid and zircaloy band Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 26 Expired
US5085827A Nuclear fuel assembly spacer and loop spring with enhanced flexibility Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 24 Expired
US5375154A Reduced pressure drop spacer for boiling water reactor fuel bundles Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 20 Expired
US5727039A Spacer capture mechansim for non-round water rods Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 17 Expired
US5787140A Handle assembly and channel for a nuclear reactor fuel bundle assembly Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 13 Expired
US5809101A Handle unit for a fuel assembly in a nuclear reactor and fuel assembly having modified channel Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Expired
US5757874A Multi-spring strip spacer for nuclear fuel bundles Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Expired
US10923237B2 Debris filters for nuclear fuel assembly and method of using the same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US12106864B2 Methods of forming debris filters for nuclear fuel assemblies Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US8009790B2 Debris Trap Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US8265221B2 Debris trap Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active

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