Patents by Inventor David John Peckham

David John Peckham 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).

  • Nuclear reactor core shroud securing device
    Patent number: 11289216
    Abstract: A securing device is installable on an outer circumferential surface of a nuclear reactor core shroud and in contact with an inner circumferential surface of a pressure vessel. The securing device includes a base configured for contacting the outer circumferential surface of the nuclear reactor core shroud. The securing device also includes a radial extender including an actuator, a stationary support section fixed to the base and a movable contact section. The radial extender is configured such that the movable contact section is movable along the stationary support section by the actuator to force the movable contact section radially into the inner circumferential surface of the pressure vessel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: Framatome Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth Wade Markham, David John Peckham
  • NUCLEAR REACTOR CORE SHROUD SECURING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20200365286
    Abstract: A securing device is installable on an outer circumferential surface of a nuclear reactor core shroud and in contact with an inner circumferential surface of a pressure vessel. The securing device includes a base configured for contacting the outer circumferential surface of the nuclear reactor core shroud. The securing device also includes a radial extender including an actuator, a stationary support section fixed to the base and a movable contact section. The radial extender is configured such that the movable contact section is movable along the stationary support section by the actuator to force the movable contact section radially into the inner circumferential surface of the pressure vessel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2019
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Inventors: Kenneth Wade Markham, David John Peckham