Patents by Inventor Matthew J. Memmott

Matthew J. Memmott 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).

  • Publication number: 20220254528
    Abstract: System of endothermic emergency cooling for nuclear reactors using passive convection cooling and an endothermic reactant system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2021
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventors: Matthew J. Memmott, Joel Riding Johnson
  • Publication number: 20190341156
    Abstract: System of endothermic emergency cooling for nuclear reactors using passive convection cooling and an endothermic reactant system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2018
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Inventors: Matthew J. Memmott, Joel Riding Johnson
  • Patent number: 9748004
    Abstract: A combined makeup tank and passive residual heat removal system that places a tube and shell heat exchanger within the core makeup tank. An intake to the tube side of the heat exchanger is connected to the hot leg of the reactor core and the outlet of the tube side is connected to the cold leg of the reactor core. The shell side of the heat exchanger is connected to a separate heat sink through a second heat exchanger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Company LLC
    Inventors: Matthew J. Memmott, Alexander W. Harkness, William Edward Cummins
  • Patent number: 9275761
    Abstract: An integral pressurized water reactor that combines all of the components typically associated with a nuclear steam supply system, such as the steam generator, reactor coolant pumps, pressurizer and the reactor, into a single reactor pressure vessel. The reactor pressure vessel is itself enclosed in a containment pressure vessel that also houses a number of safety systems, such as the core make-up tanks, the primary side of residual heat removal heat exchangers, an automatic depressurization system and a recirculation system that enables continuous core cooling through natural circulation over an extended period of time. Actuation of the passive systems is done by single actuation of valves, powered from redundant batteries.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Company LLC
    Inventors: Johan M. Cronje, Alexander W. Harkness, William Edward Cummins, Matthew J. Memmott, Matthew C. Smith
  • Patent number: 8638901
    Abstract: A nuclear reactor having a liquid metal or molten salt coolant in a riser space 130?, has a cylindrical containment vessel 134 with a reactor vessel 120?, at least two lobes 121, preferably three to nine lobes 121, each lobe 121 interconnected with the other lobe(s) and each containing a fast reactor core, 116?, 116?, 116? and 116??.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Company LLC
    Inventors: Edward J. Lahoda, Mario D. Carelli, Matthew J. Memmott
  • Publication number: 20130336440
    Abstract: A combined makeup tank and passive residual heat removal system that places a tube and shell heat exchanger within the core makeup tank. An intake to the tube side of the heat exchanger is connected to the hot leg of the reactor core and the outlet of the tube side is connected to the cold leg of the reactor core. The shell side of the heat exchanger is connected to a separate heat sink through a second heat exchanger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2012
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC COMPANY LLC
    Inventors: Matthew J. Memmott, Alexander W. Harkness, William Edward Cummins
  • Publication number: 20130336441
    Abstract: An integral pressurized water reactor that combines all of the components typically associated with a nuclear steam supply system, such as the steam generator, reactor coolant pumps, pressurizer and the reactor, into a single reactor pressure vessel. The reactor pressure vessel is itself enclosed in a containment pressure vessel that also houses a number of safety systems, such as the core make-up tanks, the primary side of residual heat removal heat exchangers, an automatic depressurization system and a recirculation system that enables continuous core cooling through natural circulation over an extended period of time. Actuation of the passive systems is done by single actuation of valves, powered from redundant batteries.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2012
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC COMPANY LLC
    Inventors: Johan M. Cronje, Alexander W. Harkness, William Edward Cummins, Matthew J. Memmott, Matthew C. Smith
  • Publication number: 20120170705
    Abstract: A nuclear reactor having a liquid metal or molten salt coolant in a riser space 130?, has a cylindrical containment vessel 134 with a reactor vessel 120?, at least two lobes 121, preferably three to nine lobes 121, each lobe 121 interconnected with the other lobe(s) and each containing a fast reactor core, 116?, 116?, 116? and 116??.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2010
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Applicant: WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC COMPANY LLC
    Inventors: Edward J. Lahoda, Mario D. Carelli, Matthew J. Memmott