Patents by Inventor James Alba

James Alba 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).

  • Moisture trap for a moisture separator reheater
    Patent number: 4714054
    Abstract: A trough is formed above the moisture separators in a moisture separator reheater for a power plant and drain conduits are connected to the trough to direct moisture collected in the trough to the bottom of the shell where it joins other collected moisture and is drained from the lower portion of the shell via drain nozzles disposed therein preventing droplets from forming above the separator and dripping down into the flow path of motive steam, becoming reentrained, and resulting in erosion of the separators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 1986
    Date of Patent: December 22, 1987
    Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Corp.
    Inventors: Paul G. Minard, James Alba, David A. Pacyna