Inventor · Wilmington, NC, US

Russell Patrick Higgins

15Patents
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33Co-inventors
56Inventor score

Filing activity: Feb 16, 1993 → Sep 23, 2011

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7526058B2 Rod assembly for nuclear reactors Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 38 Expired
US5727039A Spacer capture mechansim for non-round water rods Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 17 Expired
US5627866A Fuel assembly structure using channel for load support Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Expired
US9239385B2 Method of producing isotopes in power nuclear reactors Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Active
US8953731B2 Method of producing isotopes in power nuclear reactors Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Expired
US5280508A Partial length rod upper end plug and grapples therefor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Expired
US5757874A Multi-spring strip spacer for nuclear fuel bundles Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Expired
US8599994B2 Fuel bundle and spacer band Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US9899107B2 Rod assembly for nuclear reactors Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US9362009B2 Cross-section reducing isotope system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US6285729A Fuel spacer/water rod capture apparatus and methods for boiling water nuclear reactors Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Expired
US8155259B2 Apparatus and method for measuring and setting perpendicularity of an upper tie plate of a nuclear fuel bundle Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US9159460B2 Bundle retention clip, fuel assembly including the same, and method of assembling fuel assembly Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US6735268B2 Fuel spacer/water rod capture apparatus and methods for boiling water nuclear reactors Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Expired
US8842801B2 Rod assembly for nuclear reactors Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active

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