Patents by Inventor Herbert J. Busboom

Herbert J. Busboom 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).

  • Method for passive cooling liquid metal cooled nuclear reactors, and system thereof
    Patent number: 5043135
    Abstract: A liquid metal cooled nuclear reactor having a passive cooling system for removing residual heat resulting from fuel decay during reactor shutdown. The passive cooling system comprises a plurality of partitions surrounding the reactor vessel in spaced apart relation forming intermediate areas for circulating heat transferring fluid which remove and carry away heat from the reactor vessel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 1989
    Date of Patent: August 27, 1991
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Anstein Hunsbedt, Herbert J. Busboom