Patents by Inventor CREED TAYLOR
CREED TAYLOR 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).
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Patent number: 10337800Abstract: A modular plate and shell heat exchanger in which welded pairs of heat transfer plates are tandemly spaced and coupled in parallel between an inlet and outlet conduit to form a heat transfer assembly. The heat transfer assembly is placed in the shell in order to transfer heat from a secondary to a primary fluid. Modules of one or more of the heat transfer plates are removably connected using gaskets at the inlet and outlet conduits which are connected to a primary fluid inlet and a primary fluid outlet nozzle. The heat transfer assembly is supported by a structure which rests on an internal track which is attached to the shell and facilitates removal of the heat transfer plates. The modular plate and shell heat exchanger has a removable head integral to the shell for removal of the heat transfer assembly for inspection, maintenance and replacement.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2017Date of Patent: July 2, 2019Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Company LLCInventor: Creed Taylor
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Patent number: 10175004Abstract: A modular plate and shell heat exchanger in which welded pairs of heat transfer plates are placed in the shell in order to transfer heat from a secondary fluid to a primary fluid. The heat transfer plates are removably connected using gaskets to header pipes which are connected to a primary fluid inlet and a primary fluid outlet nozzle. The header pipes are supported by a structure which rests on an internal track which is attached to the shell and facilitates removal of the heat transfer plates. The modular plate and shell heat exchanger has a removable head integral to the shell for removal of the heat transfer plates for inspection and replacement.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2015Date of Patent: January 8, 2019Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Company LLCInventor: Creed Taylor
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Publication number: 20170284744Abstract: A modular plate and shell heat exchanger in which welded pairs of heat transfer plates are tandemly spaced and coupled in parallel between an inlet and outlet conduit to form a heat transfer assembly. The heat transfer assembly is placed in the shell in order to transfer heat from a secondary to a primary fluid. Modules of one or more of the heat transfer plates are removably connected using gaskets at the inlet and outlet conduits which are connected to a primary fluid inlet and a primary fluid outlet nozzle. The heat transfer assembly is supported by a structure which rests on an internal track which is attached to the shell and facilitates removal of the heat transfer plates. The modular plate and shell heat exchanger has a removable head integral to the shell for removal of the heat transfer assembly for inspection, maintenance and replacement.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2017Publication date: October 5, 2017Applicant: Westinghouse Electric Company LLCInventor: Creed Taylor
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Patent number: 9285172Abstract: A modular plate and shell heat exchanger in which welded pairs of heat transfer plates are placed in the shell in order to transfer heat from a secondary fluid to a primary fluid. The heat transfer plates are removably connected using gaskets to header pipes which are connected to a primary fluid inlet and a primary fluid outlet nozzle. The header pipes are supported by a structure which rests on an internal track which is attached to the shell and facilitates removal of the heat transfer plates. The modular plate and shell heat exchanger has a removable head integral to the shell for removal of the heat transfer plates for inspection and replacement.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2009Date of Patent: March 15, 2016Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Company LLCInventor: Creed Taylor
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Publication number: 20160033216Abstract: A modular plate and shell heat exchanger in which welded pairs of heat transfer plates are placed in the shell in order to transfer heat from a secondary fluid to a primary fluid. The heat transfer plates are removably connected using gaskets to header pipes which are connected to a primary fluid inlet and a primary fluid outlet nozzle. The header pipes are supported by a structure which rests on an internal track which is attached to the shell and facilitates removal of the heat transfer plates. The modular plate and shell heat exchanger has a removable head integral to the shell for removal of the heat transfer plates for inspection and replacement.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2015Publication date: February 4, 2016Applicant: WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC COMPANY LLCInventor: Creed Taylor
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Publication number: 20160019482Abstract: A method for monitoring a production facility for a renewable fuel comprises the steps of: identifying certain operating parameters for the production facility; establishing a transform which models the production facility or a functional subsection thereof as a function of at least one operating condition, wherein the transform is based, in part, on the certain operating parameters; monitoring the at least one operating condition of the production facility by collecting data from a sensor; applying the transform to the data collected from the sensor to determine a status of the production facility; and communicating the status of the production facility to an interested party. The method may further comprise the step of determining whether the production rate over an defined time period is consistent with the registration of Renewable Identification Numbers (RINs) for the defined time period.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2015Publication date: January 21, 2016Inventors: George J. Venhoff, Creed Taylor Morgan Gann, Susan Olson, Deirdre Alphenaar
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Patent number: 9206978Abstract: A steam generator system for a pressurized water reactor which employs an external to containment steam drum and recirculation loop piping. The steam generator system changes the arrangement of a typical pressurized water reactor recirculation steam generator by relocating the functions of steam separation and feedwater preheating outside of the reactor coolant system. The steam generator system and thermal hydraulic conditions are selected in order to minimize the size of the steam generator heat exchanger component volume inside of the containment. The external steam drum component can be isolated in accident conditions when desired and is used as a source of secondary fluid inventory for improved decay heat removal capability and tolerance for loss of feedwater events. Thus, the steam generator component volume inside of the containment is reduced and the amount of maintenance required for the reactor coolant system components are similarly reduced.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2012Date of Patent: December 8, 2015Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Company LLCInventors: Matthew C. Evans, Alexander W. Harkness, Creed Taylor, William Edward Cummins
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Publication number: 20150129181Abstract: In at least some implementations, a shell and plate heat exchanger includes a shell and a core. The shell defines at least part of an interior and has a lid and a main body to which the lid is coupled in assembly. The core may be received in the interior and have a plurality of modules. Each module may include a plurality of cassettes of heat transfer plates, and the modules may be releasably coupled together to enable nondestructive decoupling of at least one module from the core. To permit nondestructive removal of the lid from the main body, the lid and main body may be releasable coupled together.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2014Publication date: May 14, 2015Inventors: Rhorn J. John, Creed Taylor
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Publication number: 20130336442Abstract: A steam generator system for a pressurized water reactor which employs an external to containment steam drum and recirculation loop piping. The steam generator system changes the arrangement of a typical pressurized water reactor recirculation steam generator by relocating the functions of steam separation and feedwater preheating outside of the reactor coolant system. The steam generator system and thermal hydraulic conditions are selected in order to minimize the size of the steam generator heat exchanger component volume inside of the containment. The external steam drum component can be isolated in accident conditions when desired and is used as a source of secondary fluid inventory for improved decay heat removal capability and tolerance for loss of feedwater events. Thus, the steam generator component volume inside of the containment is reduced and the amount of maintenance required for the reactor coolant system components are similarly reduced.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2012Publication date: December 19, 2013Applicant: WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC COMPANY LLCInventors: Matthew C. Evans, Alexander W. Harkness, Creed Taylor, William Edward Cummins
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Publication number: 20120103578Abstract: A modular plate and shell heat exchanger in which welded pairs of heat transfer plates are tandemly spaced and coupled in parallel between an inlet and outlet conduit to form a heat transfer assembly. The heat transfer assembly is placed in the shell in order to transfer heat from a secondary to a primary fluid. Modules of one or more of the heat transfer plates are removably connected using gaskets at the inlet and outlet conduits which are connected to a primary fluid inlet and a primary fluid outlet nozzle. The heat transfer assembly is supported by a structure which rests on an internal track which is attached to the shell and facilitates removal of the heat transfer plates. The modular plate and shell heat exchanger has a removable head integral to the shell for removal of the heat transfer assembly for inspection, maintenance and replacement.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 12, 2012Publication date: May 3, 2012Applicant: WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC COMPANY LLCInventor: CREED TAYLOR
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Publication number: 20100276128Abstract: A modular plate and shell heat exchanger in which welded pairs of heat transfer plates are placed in the shell in order to transfer heat from a secondary fluid to a primary fluid. The heat transfer plates are removably connected using gaskets to header pipes which are connected to a primary fluid inlet and a primary fluid outlet nozzle. The header pipes are supported by a structure which rests on an internal track which is attached to the shell and facilitates removal of the heat transfer plates. The modular plate and shell heat exchanger has a removable head integral to the shell for removal of the heat transfer plates for inspection and replacement.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2009Publication date: November 4, 2010Applicant: Westinghouse Electric Company, LLCInventor: CREED TAYLOR