Patents by Inventor Frank L. Bowman

Frank L. Bowman 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).

  • Core catcher for nuclear reactor core meltdown containment
    Patent number: 4113560
    Abstract: A bed of graphite particles is placed beneath a nuclear reactor core outside the pressure vessel but within the containment building to catch the core debris in the event of failure of the emergency core cooling system. Spray cooling of the debris and graphite particles together with draining and flooding of coolant fluid of the graphite bed is provided to prevent debris slump-through to the bottom of the bed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 1976
    Date of Patent: September 12, 1978
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Michael J. Driscoll, Frank L. Bowman