Patents by Inventor DANIEL WALUS

DANIEL WALUS 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).

  • Method of accessing a core of a nuclear reactor
    Patent number: 9373423
    Abstract: A telescoping guide for extraction and reinsertion support handling of in-core instrument thimble assemblies in the area above the upper support plate in the upper internals of a pressurized water reactor. The telescoping guides extend between the upper ends of the upper internals support columns and an axially movable instrumentation grid assembly which is operable to simultaneously raise the telescoping guides and extract the in-core instrument thimble assemblies from the reactor fuel assemblies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Company LLC
    Inventors: Eric M. Weisel, Kenneth V. Margotta, Daniel Walus, Thomas J. Schildkamp, Joseph J. Hahn, Michael D. Heibel
  • Upper Internals Arrangement for a Pressurized Water Reactor
    Publication number: 20150270021
    Abstract: A telescoping guide for extraction and reinsertion support handling of in-core instrument thimble assemblies in the area above the upper support plate in the upper internals of a pressurized water reactor. The telescoping guides extend between the upper ends of the upper internals support columns and an axially movable instrumentation grid assembly which is operable to simultaneously raise the telescoping guides and extract the in-core instrument thimble assemblies from the reactor fuel assemblies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2015
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Applicant: WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC COMPANY LLC
    Inventors: Eric M. Weisel, Kenneth V. Margotta, Daniel Walus, Thomas J. Schildkamp, Joseph J. Hahn, Michael D. Heibel
  • Upper internals arrangement for a pressurized water reactor
    Patent number: 9082519
    Abstract: A telescoping guide for extraction and reinsertion support handling of in-core instrument thimble assemblies in the area above the upper support plate in the upper internals of a pressurized water reactor. The telescoping guides extend between the upper ends of the upper internals support columns and an axially movable instrumentation grid assembly which is operable to simultaneously raise the telescoping guides and extract the in-core instrument thimble assemblies from the reactor fuel assemblies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Company LLC
    Inventors: Eric M. Weisel, Kenneth V. Margotta, Daniel Walus, Thomas J. Schildkamp, Joseph J. Hahn, Michael D. Heibel
  • UPPER INTERNALS ARRANGEMENT FOR A PRESSURIZED WATER REACTOR
    Publication number: 20100150294
    Abstract: A telescoping guide for extraction and reinsertion support handling of in-core instrument thimble assemblies in the area above the upper support plate in the upper internals of a pressurized water reactor. The telescoping guides extend between the upper ends of the upper internals support columns and an axially movable instrumentation grid assembly which is operable to simultaneously raise the telescoping guides and extract the in-core instrument thimble assemblies from the reactor fuel assemblies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2009
    Publication date: June 17, 2010
    Applicant: WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC COMPANY LLC
    Inventors: ERIC M. WEISEL, KENNETH V. MARGOTTA, DANIEL WALUS, THOMAS J. SCHILDKAMP, JOSEPH J. HAHN, MICHAEL D. HEIBEL