Inventor · Bangor, PA, US

Stephen N. Tower

15Patents
9h-index
18Co-inventors
65Inventor score

Filing activity: May 10, 1974 → Jun 22, 1992

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4983351A Top head penetration, hydro-ball in-core instrumentation system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 25 Expired
US5078957A Incore instrumentation system for a pressurized water reactor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 21 Expired
US4418036A Fuel assembly for a nuclear reactor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 19 Expired
US5251242A Bi-metallic, self powered, fixed incore detector, and method of calibrating same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 18 Expired
US4187147A Recirculation system for nuclear reactors Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 14 Expired
US4702879A Nuclear reactor with passive safety system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 12 Expired
US4769209A Compact small pressurized water nuclear power plant Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Expired
US4786461A Reactor internals hold down spring Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Expired
US3951738A Nuclear reactor coolant and cover gas system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Expired
US4717527A Fuel assembly Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Expired
US4966747A Hydro-ball in-core instrumentation system and method of operation Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Expired
US4708842A Fluid moderator control system fuel assembly seal connector Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Expired
US4756877A Core barrel support system for nuclear reactors Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Expired
US4693862A Gas displacement spectral shift reactor and control method Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Expired
US4839137A Nuclear steam supply system and method of installation Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Expired

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