Patents by Inventor Christopher Snodgrass

Christopher Snodgrass 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).

  • Dynamic port for measuring reactor coolant pump bearing oil level
    Patent number: 8568105
    Abstract: A dynamic port that extends from the bottom wall of an oil reservoir that surrounds the lower guide bearing of a reactor coolant pump and is in fluid communication within an oil level gauge. The dynamic port is rotatable into and out of the oil flow path to adjust the dynamic oil level shown by the oil level gauge when the pump is at operating speed to be substantially equal to the static oil level when the motor is at rest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Company LLC
    Inventors: David R. Brady, Christopher Snodgrass, Thomas G. Loebig
  • DYNAMIC PORT FOR MEASURING REACTOR COOLANT PUMP BEARING OIL LEVEL
    Publication number: 20120269310
    Abstract: A dynamic port that extends from the bottom wall of an oil reservoir that surrounds the lower guide bearing of a reactor coolant pump and is in fluid communication within an oil level gauge. The dynamic port is rotatable into and out of the oil flow path to adjust the dynamic oil level shown by the oil level gauge when the pump is at operating speed to be substantially equal to the static oil level when the motor is at rest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2012
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Applicant: WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC COMPANY LLC
    Inventors: DAVID R. BRADY, THOMAS G. LOEBIG, CHRISTOPHER SNODGRASS
  • Dynamic port for measuring reactor coolant pump bearing oil level
    Patent number: 8246313
    Abstract: A dynamic port that extends from the bottom wall of an oil reservoir that surrounds the lower guide bearing of a reactor coolant pump and is in fluid communication within an oil level gauge. The dynamic port is rotatable into and out of the oil flow path to adjust the dynamic oil level shown by the oil level gauge when the pump is at operating speed to be substantially equal to the static oil level when the motor is at rest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Company LLC
    Inventors: David R. Brady, Christopher Snodgrass, Thomas G. Loebig
  • DYNAMIC PORT FOR MEASURING REACTOR COOLANT PUMP BEARING OIL LEVEL
    Publication number: 20100329411
    Abstract: A dynamic port that extends from the bottom wall of an oil reservoir that surrounds the lower guide bearing of a reactor coolant pump and is in fluid communication within an oil level gauge. The dynamic port is rotatable into and out of the oil flow path to adjust the dynamic oil level shown by the oil level gauge when the pump is at operating speed to be substantially equal to the static oil level when the motor is at rest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2009
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Applicant: Westinghouse Electric Company, LLC
    Inventors: David R. Brady, Christopher Snodgrass, Thomas G. Loebig