Patents by Inventor Adam SPINKS

Adam SPINKS 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).

  • Closure head lifting device for a nuclear reactor
    Patent number: 12633428
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a lifting device for lifting a closure head assembly from a reactor vessel body in a nuclear power generation system. The lifting device comprises at least one lifting element having an engagement surface configured to engage an underside surface of the closure head assembly. The at least one lifting element is axially adjustable in height between a retracted position in which its axial height is such that the closure head assembly seals against the body of the reactor vessel and an extended position in which its axial height is such that the closure head assembly is raised above the body of the reactor vessel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2026
    Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE SMR LIMITED
    Inventors: Adam Spinks, Daniel Robertson, Stephen Calvert, Matthew Morris, Euan Sharp, Gerard Halliday
  • NUCLEAR POWER GENERATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20230317307
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a lifting device for lifting a closure head assembly from a reactor vessel body in a nuclear power generation system. The lifting device comprises at least one lifting element having an engagement surface configured to engage an underside surface of the closure head assembly. The at least one lifting element is axially adjustable in height between a retracted position in which its axial height is such that the closure head assembly seals against the body of the reactor vessel and an extended position in which its axial height is such that the closure head assembly is raised above the body of the reactor vessel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2021
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Adam SPINKS, Daniel ROBERTSON, Stephen CALVERT, Matthew MORRIS, Euan SHARP, Gerard HALLIDAY