Patents by Inventor John T. Donahoe

John T. Donahoe 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).

  • Systems and methods for transferring spent nuclear fuel from wet storage to dry storage
    Patent number: 11728058
    Abstract: Systems and methods of transferring nuclear fuel from fuel pools having size and/or weight limitations to a storage or transport cask are disclosed. A canister containing spent nuclear fuel is inserted into a transfer cask. A shielding sleeve is then placed around the transfer cask. A lifting device simultaneously lifts the transfer cask and the shielding sleeve over a storage cask and the spent fuel is transferred from the transfer cask to the storage or transport cask.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: NAC INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: George C. Carver, Juan C. Subiry, John T. Donahoe, Vadim Z. Shtylman
  • Systems and Methods for Transferring Spent Nuclear Fuel From Wet Storage to Dry Storage
    Publication number: 20180308594
    Abstract: Systems and methods of transferring nuclear fuel from fuel pools having size and/or weight limitations to a storage or transport cask are disclosed. A canister containing spent nuclear fuel is inserted into a transfer cask. A shielding sleeve is then placed around the transfer cask. A lifting device simultaneously lifts the transfer cask and the shielding sleeve over a storage cask and the spent fuel is transferred from the transfer cask to the storage or transport cask.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2018
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Inventors: George C. Carver, Juan C. Subiry, John T. Donahoe, Vadim Z. Shtylman
  • Systems and methods for transferring spent nuclear fuel from wet storage to dry storage
    Patent number: 10032533
    Abstract: Systems and methods of transferring nuclear fuel from fuel pools having size and/or weight limitations to a storage or transport cask are disclosed. A canister containing spent nuclear fuel is inserted into a transfer cask. A shielding sleeve is then placed around the transfer cask. A lifting device simultaneously lifts the transfer cask and the shielding sleeve over a storage cask and the spent fuel is transferred from the transfer cask to the storage or transport cask.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: NAC INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: George C. Carver, Juan C. Subiry, John T. Donahoe, Vadim Z. Shtylman
  • Systems and Methods for Transferring Spent Nuclear Fuel From Wet Storage to Dry Storage
    Publication number: 20150092904
    Abstract: Systems and methods of transferring nuclear fuel from fuel pools having size and/or weight limitations to a storage or transport cask are disclosed. A canister containing spent nuclear fuel is inserted into a transfer cask. A shielding sleeve is then placed around the transfer cask. A lifting device simultaneously lifts the transfer cask and the shielding sleeve over a storage cask and the spent fuel is transferred from the transfer cask to the storage or transport cask.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2014
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Inventors: George C. Carver, Juan C. Subiry, John T. Donahoe, Vadim Z. Shtylman