Patents by Inventor Maurice Andrew La Fountain

Maurice Andrew La Fountain 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).

  • Heat removal system and method for use with a nuclear reactor
    Patent number: 8867689
    Abstract: A nuclear reactor includes a reactor vessel, a containment vessel that surrounds the reactor vessel, and a condenser that receives coolant from within the reactor vessel. The containment vessel and the condenser are at least partially submerged within a common reactor pool of liquid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: NuScale Power, LLC
    Inventors: Zach James Houghton, Richard Biasca, Jonathan James Arthur, Colin Maxwell Sexton, John Harold Matonic, Maurice Andrew La Fountain
  • Heat Removal System and Method for Use with a Nuclear Reactor
    Publication number: 20120207260
    Abstract: A nuclear reactor includes a reactor vessel, a containment vessel that surrounds the reactor vessel, and a condenser that receives coolant from within the reactor vessel. The containment vessel and the condenser are at least partially submerged within a common reactor pool of liquid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2011
    Publication date: August 16, 2012
    Inventors: Zach James Houghton, Richard Biasca, Jonathan James Arthur, Colin Maxwell Sexton, John Harold Matonic, Maurice Andrew La Fountain