Patents by Inventor Eric Leon Hermamdez

Eric Leon Hermamdez 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).

  • System for cleaning, inspection and tooling delivery in the secondary side of a steam generator
    Patent number: 7464670
    Abstract: A system for delivering tooling around the annulus of a steam generator without damaging any part of the steam generator is provided where the tooling delivery device travels between the tube bundle and the vessel shell and delivers tooling for cleaning, inspection, retrieval and repair. The device has various types of locomotion system including treads, rollers, magnets and vacuum. The cleaning device has multiple high pressure nozzles that rotate 180 degrees about a horizontal axis and 360 degrees about a vertical axis enabling the device to sweep multiple lanes of tubes simultaneously and also clean the front and back of the annulus floor and tube sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2008
    Assignee: Framatome ANP, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Leon Hermamdez, George Vick Owen, Kert David Klahn