Patents by Inventor Franco Curtolo

Franco Curtolo 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 plant
    Publication number: 20030227994
    Abstract: The invention relates to a nuclear plant (8) having a reactor (10) containing a core comprising a plurality of moderator elements in a central region and a plurality of spherical fuel elements located in an annular region around the central region. The plant (8) further includes a fuel and moderator handling system (40) for circulating fuel and moderator elements around the plant (8). It further relates to a method of loading the core with moderator and fuel elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2002
    Publication date: December 11, 2003
    Inventors: Franco Curtolo, Mark Andrew Davies, Holger Gerhard Clemens Finken