Patents by Inventor GREGORY B. HARTING

GREGORY B. HARTING 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).

  • Tank closure cesium removal
    Patent number: 10192648
    Abstract: The invention relates to systems, apparatus and methods for the removal of cesium and other radionuclides from liquid waste contained in a high level waste tank. The invention includes transporting a stream of the liquid waste from the high level waste tank to one or more ion-exchange column assemblies to remove the cesium therefrom using a sorbent, such as, crystalline silico-titanate. The ion-exchange column assemblies include an ion-exchange column and an integrated shield. The column is concentrically positioned within the shield and an air gap is present between the column and the shield to provide passive cooling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Company LLC
    Inventors: Mark A. Beck, Thomas J. Gammon, Gregory B. Harting
  • TANK CLOSURE CESIUM REMOVAL
    Publication number: 20180033508
    Abstract: The invention relates to systems, apparatus and methods for the removal of cesium and other radionuclides from liquid waste contained in a high level waste tank. The invention includes transporting a stream of the liquid waste from the high level waste tank to one or more ion-exchange column assemblies to remove the cesium therefrom using a sorbent, such as, crystalline silico-titanate. The ion-exchange column assemblies include an ion-exchange column and an integrated shield. The column is concentrically positioned within the shield and an air gap is present between the column and the shield to provide passive cooling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2016
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Applicant: WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC COMPANY LLC
    Inventors: MARK A. BECK, THOMAS J. GAMMON, GREGORY B. HARTING