Patents by Inventor Jonathan C. Durfee

Jonathan C. Durfee 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).

  • Modular thermal and radiation shielding with passive heat removal
    Patent number: 11894152
    Abstract: A housing assembly configured to house a reactor is disclosed. The housing assembly includes a plurality of modular walls configured to surround the reactor and a passive temperature control system. The plurality of modular walls includes a first modular wall. The passive temperature control system is coupled to the first modular wall. The passive temperature control system is configured to transfer heat between the reactor and an area around the housing assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Company LLC
    Inventors: Anthony G Trupiano, Adana L Stanish, Jonathan C. Durfee, William L Brown
  • MODULAR THERMAL AND RADIATION SHIELDING WITH PASSIVE HEAT REMOVAL
    Publication number: 20220359095
    Abstract: A housing assembly configured to house a reactor is disclosed. The housing assembly includes a plurality of modular walls configured to surround the reactor and a passive temperature control system. The plurality of modular walls includes a first modular wall. The passive temperature control system is coupled to the first modular wall. The passive temperature control system is configured to transfer heat between the reactor and an area around the housing assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2021
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Applicant: Westinghouse Electric Company LLC
    Inventors: Anthony G. TRUPIANO, Adana L. STANISH, Jonathan C. DURFEE, William L. BROWN
  • Systems usable in nuclear environment for providing breathing gas
    Patent number: 10726964
    Abstract: A system usable in a nuclear environment provides a reservoir of liquefied breathable gas in fluid communication with a deployment system. The deployment system uses a stream of the breathable gas from the reservoir to operate a gas turbine which runs an electrical generator that is mechanically connected therewith to generate electrical power that is stored in a battery bank. The stream of breathable gas then flows from the turbine and is split between a heat exchanger that is situated in heat exchange relation with the interior region of the main control room and an outlet that provides breathable gas to the control room. The portion of the stream that flows through the heat exchanger cools the main control room. The other portion of the stream that provides breathable gas to the main control room also recirculates the atmosphere in the control room.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Company LLC
    Inventors: Yasir Arafat, Jeffrey Dederer, Adam Torrance, James H. Scobel, Jonathan C. Durfee
  • System Usable In Nuclear Environment For Providing Breathing Gas
    Publication number: 20190180886
    Abstract: A system usable in a nuclear environment provides a reservoir of liquefied breathable gas in fluid communication with a deployment system. The deployment system uses a stream of the breathable gas from the reservoir to operate a gas turbine which runs an electrical generator that is mechanically connected therewith to generate electrical power that is stored in a battery bank. The stream of breathable gas then flows from the turbine and is split between a heat exchanger that is situated in heat exchange relation with the interior region of the main control room and an outlet that provides breathable gas to the control room. The portion of the stream that flows through the heat exchanger cools the main control room.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2019
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Applicant: WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC COMPANY LLC
    Inventors: Yasir ARAFAT, Jeffrey DEDERER, Adam TORRANCE, James H. SCOBEL, Jonathan C. DURFEE
  • System usable in nuclear environment for providing breathing gas
    Patent number: 10283227
    Abstract: A system usable in a nuclear environment provides a reservoir of liquefied breathable gas in fluid communication with a deployment system. The deployment system uses a stream of the breathable gas from the reservoir to operate a gas turbine which runs an electrical generator that is mechanically connected therewith to generate electrical power that is stored in a battery bank. The stream of breathable gas then flows from the turbine and is split between a heat exchanger that is situated in heat exchange relation with the interior region of the main control room and an outlet that provides breathable gas to the control room. The portion of the stream that flows through the heat exchanger cools the main control room. The other portion of the stream that provides breathable gas to the main control room also recirculates the atmosphere in the control room.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Company LLC
    Inventors: Yasir Arafat, Jeffrey Dederer, Adam Torrance, James H. Scobel, Jonathan C. Durfee
  • SYSTEM USABLE IN NUCLEAR ENVIRONMENT FOR PROVIDING BREATHING GAS
    Publication number: 20170169906
    Abstract: A system usable in a nuclear environment provides a reservoir of liquefied breathable gas in fluid communication with a deployment system. The deployment system uses a stream of the breathable gas from the reservoir to operate a gas turbine which runs an electrical generator that is mechanically connected therewith to generate electrical power that is stored in a battery bank. The stream of breathable gas then flows from the turbine and is split between a heat exchanger that is situated in heat exchange relation with the interior region of the main control room and an outlet that provides breathable gas to the control room. The portion of the stream that flows through the heat exchanger cools the main control room.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Applicant: WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC COMPANY LLC
    Inventors: YASIR ARAFAT, Jeffrey Dederer, Adam Torrance, James H. Scobel, Jonathan C. Durfee