Patents by Inventor Anthony Villaflores

Anthony Villaflores 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).

  • Spent fuel storage system, components, and methods of use
    Patent number: 10692615
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to systems, components, and methods for transferring canisters containing radioactive material, for example, from a container assembly using a transfer assembly to a horizontal storage module (HSM). Systems in accordance with various embodiments of the present disclosure include, for example, a vertical to horizontal (VTH) transfer station for a canister and method of transfer, a horizontal to horizontal (HTH) transfer station for a canister and methods of transfer, a transport wagon system for transporting a canister to a horizontal storage module (HSM), and an HSM system for long-term storage of a canister.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: TN AMERICAS LLC
    Inventors: Zhaojuan He, Uwe Wolf, William Bracey, Anthony Villaflores
  • SPENT FUEL STORAGE SYSTEM, COMPONENTS, AND METHODS OF USE
    Publication number: 20170263343
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to systems, components, and methods for transferring canisters containing radioactive material, for example, from a container assembly using a transfer assembly to a horizontal storage module (HSM). Systems in accordance with various embodiments of the present disclosure include, for example, a vertical to horizontal (VTH) transfer station for a canister and method of transfer, a horizontal to horizontal (HTH) transfer station for a canister and methods of transfer, a transport wagon system for transporting a canister to a horizontal storage module (HSM), and an HSM system for long-term storage of a canister.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2015
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Applicant: TN AMERICAS LLC
    Inventors: Zhaojuan He, Uwe Wolf, William Bracey, Anthony Villaflores