Patents by Inventor James M. Wade

James M. Wade 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).

  • Patent number: 9312035
    Abstract: An emergency temporary spent fuel pool cooling system for a nuclear power generating facility that has a permanently installed primary loop within the nuclear containment and a mobile temporary secondary loop. The secondary loop is housed in transport vehicles that can be stored off site and is connectable in heat exchange relationship with the primary loop through quick disconnect couplings that are accessible on the outside of the reactor containment. The transport vehicles also include self-contained power and compressed air sources for powering and controlling the entire emergency cooling system. The system also has a make-up water injection capability for refueling the spent fuel pool and secondary loop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Company LLC
    Inventors: Peter M. Newton, David W. Wilson, John M. Parke, James M. Wade
  • Publication number: 20130121454
    Abstract: An emergency temporary spent fuel pool cooling system for a nuclear power generating facility that has a permanently installed primary loop within the nuclear containment and a mobile temporary secondary loop. The secondary loop is housed in transport vehicles that can be stored off site and is connectable in heat exchange relationship with the primary loop through quick disconnect couplings that are accessible on the outside of the reactor containment. The transport vehicles also include self-contained power and compressed air sources for powering and controlling the entire emergency cooling system. The system also has a make-up water injection capability for refueling the spent fuel pool and secondary loop.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2011
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Applicant: WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC COMPANY LLC
    Inventors: PETER M. NEWTON, David W. Wilson, John M. Parke, James M. Wade