Patents by Inventor Christopher Colbert

Christopher Colbert 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).

  • Managing nuclear reactor spent fuel rods
    Patent number: 10453578
    Abstract: A spent nuclear fuel rod canister includes a submersible pressure vessel including a casing that defines an interior cavity, the casing including a corrosion resistant and heat conductive material and a rack enclosed within the interior cavity and configured to support one or more spent nuclear fuel rods. The spent nuclear fuel rod canister includes a heat exchanger attached to the casing of the pressure vessel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: NUSCALE POWER, LLC
    Inventors: Jose N. Reyes, Jr., Christopher Colbert
  • MANAGING NUCLEAR REACTOR SPENT FUEL RODS
    Publication number: 20160232998
    Abstract: A spent nuclear fuel rod canister includes a submersible pressure vessel including a casing that defines an interior cavity, the casing including a corrosion resistant and heat conductive material with a thermal conductivity of above about 7.0 watts per meter per kelvin; and a rack enclosed within the interior cavity and configured to support one or more spent nuclear fuel rods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2016
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Inventors: Jose N. Reyes, JR., Christopher Colbert
  • Managing nuclear reactor spent fuel rods
    Patent number: 9406409
    Abstract: A spent nuclear fuel rod canister includes a submersible pressure vessel including a casing that defines an interior cavity, the casing including a corrosion resistant and heat conductive material with a thermal conductivity of above about 7.0 watts per meter per kelvin; and a rack enclosed within the interior cavity and configured to support one or more spent nuclear fuel rods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: NuScale Power, LLC
    Inventors: Jose N. Reyes, Jr., Christopher Colbert