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Gerald M. Latter — 13 Patents

GE: 9 patents #3,767 of 36,430Top 15%
GFGlobal Nuclear Fuel-Americas: 4 patents #17 of 96Top 20%
San Jose, CA: #5,025 of 32,062 inventorsTop 20%
California: #47,433 of 386,348 inventorsTop 15%
Overall (All Time): #362,438 of 4,157,543Top 9%
13 Patents All Time
Gerald M. Latter has been granted 13 US patents while listed as an inventor at GE. The first was granted in 1992 and the most recent in October 2024. Gerald M. Latter ranks #362,438 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 8.7%). Patent records list Gerald M. Latter in San Jose, CA, US.

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–13 of 13 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
12106864 Methods of forming debris filters for nuclear fuel assemblies Brandon P. Smith, Carlton W. Clark, Richard C. Longren 2024-10-01
10923237 Debris filters for nuclear fuel assembly and method of using the same Brandon P. Smith, Carlton W. Clark, Richard C. Longren 2021-02-16
8265221 Debris trap Steven Bruce Shelton 2012-09-11
8009790 Debris Trap Steven Bruce Shelton 2011-08-30
5809101 Handle unit for a fuel assembly in a nuclear reactor and fuel assembly having modified channel Thomas G. Dunlap, Mark J. Colby, Michael R. Stepp 1998-09-15 $54,368,000
5787140 Handle assembly and channel for a nuclear reactor fuel bundle assembly Thomas G. Dunlap, Mark J. Colby, Michael R. Stepp 1998-07-28 $112,099,000
5757874 Multi-spring strip spacer for nuclear fuel bundles Edward A. Croteau, Robert Bruce Elkins, II, Thomas G. Evans, Harold B. King, David Smith +1 more 1998-05-26 $78,080,000
5727039 Spacer capture mechansim for non-round water rods John L. Harmon, Richard G. Patterson, Robert Bruce Elkins, II, Russell Patrick Higgins, Edward A. Croteau +4 more 1998-03-10 $55,592,000
5488634 Lower tie plate debris catcher for a nuclear reactor Eric B. Johansson, Robert Bruce Elkins, II, Bruce Matzner, Richard A. Proebstle 1996-01-30 $26,978,000
5375154 Reduced pressure drop spacer for boiling water reactor fuel bundles Bruce Matzner 1994-12-20 $27,673,000
5209899 Composite spacer with inconel grid and zircaloy band Eric B. Johansson, Bruce Matzner 1993-05-11 $21,348,000
5089221 Composite spacer with Inconel grid and Zircaloy band Eric B. Johansson, Bruce Matzner 1992-02-18 $14,117,000
5085827 Nuclear fuel assembly spacer and loop spring with enhanced flexibility Eric B. Johansson, Michael V. Curulla 1992-02-04 $18,052,000