Patents by Inventor Claus Ehlers

Claus Ehlers has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Gas-cooled nuclear reactor with a bed of spherical fuel elements
    Patent number: 4698203
    Abstract: Gas-cooled nuclear reactors include circulation systems for cooling gas to remove the heat generated in the reactor core. An improved arrangement includes a plurality of steam generators in a horizontal plane located above the horizontal plane of the reactor core. The cooling gas circulates from the bottom of the reactor core to the top. Improved heat removal is accomplished in this manner as the heated cooling gas enters the steam generators after passage through the reactor core without undergoing further circulation in a horizontal or inverse vertical direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 1984
    Date of Patent: October 6, 1987
    Assignee: Hochtemperatur-Reaktorbau GmbH
    Inventors: Claus Ehlers, Josef Schoening