Patents by Inventor Robert Rancatore

Robert Rancatore 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).

  • Modular solar receiver panels and solar boilers with modular receiver panels
    Patent number: 8517008
    Abstract: A modular panel for a solar boiler includes an inlet header, an outlet header, and a plurality of tubes fluidly connecting the inlet header to the outlet header. The tubes are substantially coplanar with one another forming a solar receiver surface and an opposed internal surface. The panel is modular in terms of height, width, number of tubes, and size of tubes, for improved handling of high heat flux and resultant thermally induced stresses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Babcock Power Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Plotkin, Robert Rancatore, Kevin Toupin, Russell Ricci
  • MODULAR SOLAR RECEIVER PANELS AND SOLAR BOILERS WITH MODULAR RECEIVER PANELS
    Publication number: 20110209697
    Abstract: A modular panel for a solar boiler includes an inlet header, an outlet header, and a plurality of tubes fluidly connecting the inlet header to the outlet header. The tubes are substantially coplanar with one another forming a solar receiver surface and an opposed internal surface. The panel is modular in terms of height, width, number of tubes, and size of tubes, for improved handling of high heat flux and resultant thermally induced stresses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2011
    Publication date: September 1, 2011
    Applicant: Babcock Power Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Plotkin, Robert Rancatore, Kevin Toupin, Russell Ricci