Patents by Inventor James R. Hinderer

James R. Hinderer 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).

  • Patent number: 5406601
    Abstract: A transport and storage cask for spent nuclear fuel. A cask body having one open end receives a basket in such a manner so as to maintain a steady state gap between the cask body and basket. Centering keys on the cask body and basket provide the centering function. For ease of manufacture, the basket is formed from multiple layers of rowed carbon steel plates that have complementary grooves in their mating surfaces to form fuel cell channels when the plates are assembled together. Bands are attached together around the plates at narrowed diameter portions on the plates to hold the plates in their assembled position. The gap between the basket and cask body allows the cask to withstand a fire transient without transmitting heat from the fire into the basket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 11, 1995
    Assignee: The Babcock & Wilcox Company
    Inventors: James R. Hinderer, Daniel L. Mensink, Thomas E. Rollman