Patents by Inventor Jeremy Pencer

Jeremy Pencer 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).

  • Fuel channel assembly and fuel bundle for a nuclear reactor
    Patent number: 11183311
    Abstract: A fuel assembly for a pressure-tube nuclear reactor includes a fuel channel assembly. The fuel channel assembly has an outer conduit and an inner conduit received within the outer conduit. The conduits define an annular fuel bundle chamber for receiving a flow of a coolant in one direction. The inner conduit includes a central flow passage for receiving a flow of the coolant in an opposite direction. A fuel bundle positioned within the fuel bundle chamber consists of fuel elements arranged to form an inner ring surrounding the inner conduit, and an outer ring surrounding the inner ring. The coolant may be light water, and geometries of the fuel assembly may be selected so moderation by the volume of coolant promotes generally uniform power distribution in the fuel elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: Atomic Energy of Canada Limited / Energie Atomique Du Canada Limitee
    Inventors: Jeremy Pencer, Blair Bromley, Armando Nava-Dominguez
  • FUEL CHANNEL ASSEMBLY AND FUEL BUNDLE FOR A NUCLEAR REACTOR
    Publication number: 20180301230
    Abstract: A fuel assembly for a pressure-tube nuclear reactor includes a fuel channel assembly. The fuel channel assembly has an outer conduit and an inner conduit received within the outer conduit. The conduits define an annular fuel bundle chamber for receiving a flow of a coolant in one direction. The inner conduit includes a central flow passage for receiving a flow of the coolant in an opposite direction. A fuel bundle positioned within the fuel bundle chamber consists of fuel elements arranged to form an inner ring surrounding the inner conduit, and an outer ring surrounding the inner ring. The coolant may be light water, and geometries of the fuel assembly may be selected so moderation by the volume of coolant promotes generally uniform power distribution in the fuel elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2018
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventors: Jeremy Pencer, Blair Bromley, Armando Nava-Dominguez
  • FUEL CHANNEL ASSEMBLY AND FUEL BUNDLE FOR A NUCLEAR REACTOR
    Publication number: 20150206604
    Abstract: A fuel assembly for a pressure-tube nuclear reactor includes a fuel channel assembly. The fuel channel assembly has an outer conduit and an inner conduit received within the outer conduit. The conduits define an annular fuel bundle chamber for receiving a flow of a coolant in one direction. The inner conduit includes a central flow passage for receiving a flow of the coolant in an opposite direction. A fuel bundle positioned within the fuel bundle chamber consists of fuel dements arranged to form an inner ring surrounding the inner conduit, and an outer ring surrounding the inner ring. The coolant may be light water, and geometries of the fuel assembly may be selected so moderation by the volume of coolant promotes generally uniform power distribution in the fuel elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2013
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Inventors: Jeremy Pencer, Blair Bromley, Armando Nava-Dominguez