Patents by Inventor Reginald Kenneth Cook

Reginald Kenneth Cook 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).

  • Nuclear reactors with auxiliary boiler circuit
    Patent number: 3974029
    Abstract: A gas-cooled nuclear reactor has a main circulatory system for the gaseous coolant incorporating one or more main energy converting units, such as gas turbines, and an auxiliary circulatory system for the gaseous coolant incorporating at least one steam generating boiler arranged to be heated by the coolant after its passage through the reactor core to provide steam for driving an auxiliary steam turbine, such an arrangement providing a simplified start-up procedure also providing emergency duties associated with long term heat removal on reactor shut down.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 1974
    Date of Patent: August 10, 1976
    Assignee: Nuclear Power Company (Whetstone) Limited
    Inventors: Brian Victor George, Reginald Kenneth Cook