Robert W. Whitling
17Patents
6h-index
17Co-inventors
63Inventor score
Filing activity: Aug 18, 1993 → Apr 7, 2022
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5392322A | Shroud repair clamp | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 43 | Expired |
| US8007196B2 | Small handling pole locking assembly | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 23 | Active |
| US5377239A | BWR control rod handling tooling & method | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 14 | Expired |
| US6622941B2 | Method and apparatus for cleaning jet pump nozzles | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 10 | Expired |
| US5521950A | Tool for unlatching control rod without removing fuel support | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 9 | Expired |
| US8002491B2 | Small handling pole locking assembly | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 8 | Active |
| US7712189B2 | High torque small handling pole | Performing Operations; Transporting | 5 | Active |
| US8045672B2 | Core spray sparger T-box attachment and clamp and method for clamping | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 3 | Active |
| US8934601B2 | Method and apparatus for a BWR control rod handling grapple | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 2 | Active |
| US8249212B2 | Method to apply a clamp to a core spray sparger T-box | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 1 | Active |
| US7787583B2 | Handling poles for use in nuclear reactors | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 1 | Expired |
| US8824618B2 | Control rod blade unlatching tool | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 0 | Active |
| US5677936A | Tool for vertically supporting tie rod assembly on lower support fixture toggle-bolted to shroud support plate | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 0 | Expired |
| US11348700B2 | Boiling water reactor blade guide and exchange tool | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 0 | Active |
| US11749416B2 | Boiling water reactor blade guide and exchange tool | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 0 | Active |
| US8792605B2 | Control rod blade unlatching tool | General | 0 | Revoked |
| US8374307B2 | Nut assembly for connecting adjoining poles in a nuclear reactor | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 0 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.