Patents by Inventor Bruce John LENTNER

Bruce John LENTNER 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).

  • Patent number: 11657923
    Abstract: A feedwater sparger repair assembly includes a cover plate having a partial cylindrical shape and having a nozzle opening and a pair of bolt openings extending through the cover plate. A nozzle is attached to the cover plate and surrounds the nozzle opening. A pair of T-bolts extend through a respective one of the pair of bolt openings and each include a shank having a threaded portion extending from an exterior side of the cover plate and a partial cylindrical head portion disposed at an end of the shank on an interior side of the cover plate. A pair of nuts are engaged with the threaded portion of the pair of T-bolts. The feedwater sparger repair assembly is adapted to be mounted to an opening that is cut into a core spray pipe in order to repair/replace a sparger that becomes cracked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas LLC
    Inventors: Bruce John Lentner, Adrian M. Mistreanu, Jack Toshio Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 11428564
    Abstract: A remote pulse TDR liquid level measurement system and method may include inserting a probe into a body of water. The probe has a probe/air interface, and the body of water includes an air/water interface. A narrow pulse is remotely transmitted to the probe via a coaxial cable. A first impedance mismatch is received from the probe/air interface in a form of a positive reflected pulse, and a second impedance mismatch is received from the air/water interface in a form of a negative reflected pulse. A time between the positive reflected pulse and the negative reflected pulse is calculated, and the time is converted to a distance, the distance being indicative of the water level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas LLC
    Inventors: Yogeshwar Dayal, William Francis Splichal, Jr., Steven D. Sawyer, Eric Rankin Gardner, Bruce John Lentner, Philip O. Eisermann
  • Publication number: 20220115154
    Abstract: A feedwater sparger repair assembly includes a cover plate having a partial cylindrical shape and having a nozzle opening and a pair of bolt openings extending through the cover plate. A nozzle is attached to the cover plate and surrounds the nozzle opening. A pair of T-bolts extend through a respective one of the pair of bolt openings and each include a shank having a threaded portion extending from an exterior side of the cover plate and a partial cylindrical head portion disposed at an end of the shank on an interior side of the cover plate. A pair of nuts are engaged with the threaded portion of the pair of T-bolts. The feedwater sparger repair assembly is adapted to be mounted to an opening that is cut into a core spray pipe in order to repair/replace a sparger that becomes cracked.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Applicant: GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas LLC
    Inventors: Bruce John LENTNER, Adrian M. MISTREANU, Jack Toshio MATSUMOTO
  • Patent number: 11232875
    Abstract: A feedwater sparger repair assembly includes a cover plate having a partial cylindrical shape and having a nozzle opening and a pair of bolt openings extending through the cover plate. A nozzle is attached to the cover plate and surrounds the nozzle opening. A pair of T-bolts extend through a respective one of the pair of bolt openings and each include a shank having a threaded portion extending from an exterior side of the cover plate and a partial cylindrical head portion disposed at an end of the shank on an interior side of the cover plate. A pair of nuts are engaged with the threaded portion of the pair of T-bolts. The feedwater sparger repair assembly is adapted to be mounted to an opening that is cut into a core spray pipe in order to repair/replace a sparger that becomes cracked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas LLC
    Inventors: Bruce John Lentner, Adrian M. Mistreanu, Jack Toshio Matsumoto
  • Publication number: 20200328003
    Abstract: A feedwater sparger repair assembly includes a cover plate having a partial cylindrical shape and having a nozzle opening and a pair of bolt openings extending through the cover plate. A nozzle is attached to the cover plate and surrounds the nozzle opening. A pair of T-bolts extend through a respective one of the pair of bolt openings and each include a shank having a threaded portion extending from an exterior side of the cover plate and a partial cylindrical head portion disposed at an end of the shank on an interior side of the cover plate. A pair of nuts are engaged with the threaded portion of the pair of T-bolts. The feedwater sparger repair assembly is adapted to be mounted to an opening that is cut into a core spray pipe in order to repair/replace a sparger that becomes cracked.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2019
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Applicant: GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas LLC
    Inventors: Bruce John LENTNER, Adrian M. MISTREANU, Jack Toshio MATSUMOTO
  • Patent number: 9330797
    Abstract: A lock plate for a locking device of a jet pump beam, the locking device including a locking sleeve including a lower portion, may include a beam bolt opening sized to receive the locking sleeve, and a spring arm including plurality of spring a ratchet teeth sized to mesh with locking sleeve ratchet teeth included in the lower portion of the locking sleeve, the spring arm being structured such that the spring arm has both i) an engaged position where the locking sleeve is in the beam bolt opening and at least a portion of the capture feature overlaps vertically with an upper surface of the lower portion of the locking sleeve, and ii) a disengaged position where the locking sleeve is in the beam bolt opening and the capture feature does not overlap vertically with the upper surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: GE-HITACHI NUCLEAR ENERGY AMERICAS LLC
    Inventor: Bruce John Lentner
  • Publication number: 20160003662
    Abstract: A remote pulse TDR liquid level measurement system and method may include inserting a probe into a body of water. The probe has a probe/air interface, and the body of water includes an air/water interface. A narrow pulse is remotely transmitted to the probe via a coaxial cable. A first impedance mismatch is received from the probe/air interface in a form of a positive reflected pulse, and a second impedance mismatch is received from the air/water interface in a form of a negative reflected pulse. A time between the positive reflected pulse and the negative reflected pulse is calculated, and the time is converted to a distance, the distance being indicative of the water level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2015
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Applicant: GE-HITACHI NUCLEAR ENERGY AMERICAS LLC
    Inventors: Yogeshwar DAYAL, William Francis SPLICHAL, Steven D. SAWYER, Eric Rankin GARDNER, Bruce John LENTNER, Philip O. EISERMANN
  • Publication number: 20140177778
    Abstract: A lock plate for a locking device of a jet pump beam, the locking device including a locking sleeve including a lower portion, may include a beam bolt opening sized to receive the locking sleeve, and a spring arm including plurality of spring a ratchet teeth sized to mesh with locking sleeve ratchet teeth included in the lower portion of the locking sleeve, the spring arm being structured such that the spring arm has both i) an engaged position where the locking sleeve is in the beam bolt opening and at least a portion of the capture feature overlaps vertically with an upper surface of the lower portion of the locking sleeve, and ii) a disengaged position where the locking sleeve is in the beam bolt opening and the capture feature does not overlap vertically with the upper surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2012
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Inventor: Bruce John LENTNER