Patents by Inventor John R. Balavage

John R. Balavage 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).

  • Anti-clogging steam generator tube bundle
    Patent number: 9683732
    Abstract: A tube and shell steam generator having an anti-clogging heat exchange tube bundle wherein the tube support plates within the tube bundle are designed with varying degrees of porosity thereby regulating local secondary side fluid conditions (velocity, quality, superheat, void fraction, etc.) in a manner to reduce the potential for clogging of the tube support plate lobes that are more prone to clogging.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Company
    Inventors: Robert M. Wepfer, James R. Schwall, Christopher A. Weindorf, John R. Balavage
  • ANTI-CLOGGING STEAM GENERATOR TUBE BUNDLE
    Publication number: 20130092106
    Abstract: A tube and shell steam generator having an anti-clogging heat exchange tube bundle wherein the tube support plates within the tube bundle are designed with varying degrees of porosity thereby regulating local secondary side fluid conditions (velocity, quality, superheat, void fraction, etc.) in a manner to reduce the potential for clogging of the tube support plate lobes that are more prone to clogging.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2011
    Publication date: April 18, 2013
    Applicant: WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC COMPANY LLC
    Inventors: Robert M. Wepfer, James R. Schwall, Christopher A. Weindorf, John R. Balavage