Patents Assigned to Southern California Edison Co., Inc.
  • Basket assembly fixture and method of use
    Patent number: 6978530
    Abstract: A basket assembly fixture is useful in the construction of a basket assembly for interring spent nuclear fuel rods. The basket assembly fixture has an elongate base and a pair of lifting beams disposed above the base. Lifting beam raising means are provided at both ends of the base to raise the pair of lifting beams. A transverse beam is provided below the two lifting beams and above the base. Transverse beam raising means are provided for raising the transverse beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2005
    Assignee: Southern California Edison Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Rick Busnardo, Robert Hill
  • Basket assembly fixture
    Patent number: 6708394
    Abstract: A basket assembly fixture is useful in the construction of a basket assembly for interring spent nuclear fuel rods. The basket assembly fixture has an elongate base and a pair of lifting beams disposed above the base. Lifting beam raising means are provided at both ends of the base to raise the pair of lifting beams. A transverse beam is provided below the two lifting beams and above the base. Transverse beam raising means are provided for raising the transverse beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2004
    Assignee: Southern California Edison Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Rick Busnardo, Robert Hill
  • Electric utility demand limiting device and method
    Patent number: 4390876
    Abstract: An electric utility demand limiting device and method for disconnecting and reconnecting a load, such as a residential customer load, from a utility company power system. The device may include a preset demand limit against which power consumption is compared when the device is remotely enabled in response to a remote control signal from the utility company. The demand limit may be variable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 1980
    Date of Patent: June 28, 1983
    Assignee: Southern California Edison Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Glenn J. Bjorklund, Charles E. Phillips