Patents by Inventor Clinton B. ARMSTRONG

Clinton B. ARMSTRONG 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).

  • A NUCLEAR FUEL ASSEMBLY AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF
    Publication number: 20230036331
    Abstract: A nuclear fuel assembly and a method of manufacture thereof are provided. The method comprises depositing a thermally conductive layer onto at least a portion of at least two nuclear fuel layers to create at least two at least partially coated layers. The method comprises stacking the at least two coated layers and bonding the at least two coated layers to form a nuclear fuel assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2021
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Applicant: Westinghouse Electric Company LLC
    Inventors: Edward J. LAHODA, Clinton B. ARMSTRONG, Lyman J. PETROSKY
  • Block style heat exchanger for heat pipe reactor
    Patent number: 11300359
    Abstract: A block style heat exchanger for a heat pipe reactor having a plurality of heat pipes extending from a reactor core. The heat exchanger includes a plurality of primary channels, each for receiving heat transferred from the core via one of the heat pipes. The primary channels extending within a block of one or more materials. The heat exchanger also includes a plurality of secondary channels defined within the block for transmitting a flow of the secondary heat transfer medium through the heat exchanger from an inlet to an outlet. The block is formed from one or both of: a plurality of plates bonded together, with each plate defining at least a portion of one or more of the plurality of primary channels and/or the plurality of secondary channels, and/or a unitary piece of material formed from an additive manufacturing process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Company LLC
    Inventors: Clinton B. Armstrong, Yasir Arafat, Jurie J. Van Wyk, Matthew R. Heisel
  • BLOCK STYLE HEAT EXCHANGER FOR HEAT PIPE REACTOR
    Publication number: 20210199383
    Abstract: A block style heat exchanger for a heat pipe reactor having a plurality of heat pipes extending from a reactor core. The heat exchanger includes a plurality of primary channels, each for receiving heat transferred from the core via one of the heat pipes. The primary channels extending within a block of one or more materials. The heat exchanger also includes a plurality of secondary channels defined within the block for transmitting a flow of the secondary heat transfer medium through the heat exchanger from an inlet to an outlet. The block is formed from one or both of: a plurality of plates bonded together, with each plate defining at least a portion of one or more of the plurality of primary channels and/or the plurality of secondary channels, and/or a unitary piece of material formed from an additive manufacturing process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2019
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Applicant: Westinghouse Electric Company LLC
    Inventors: Clinton B. ARMSTRONG, Yasir ARAFAT, Jurie J. VAN WYK, Matthew R. HEISEL