Patents by Inventor Joseph A. Harim

Joseph A. Harim 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).

  • Nuclear reactor cavity arrangements for ice condenser plants
    Patent number: 8416911
    Abstract: A pressurized water reactor nuclear containment radiation shield which surrounds the upper portion of a pressure vessel in an ice condenser containment. The vertical walls of the neutron shield are formed in vertical sections with the lower and upper sections operable during outages, to open to promote air flow cooling along the walls in the vicinity of the vessel head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Company LLC
    Inventors: Michael F. Hankinson, Larry C. Smith, Joseph A. Harim, John E. Bible, Jianwei Chen
  • NUCLEAR REACTOR CAVITY ARRANGEMENTS FOR ICE CONDENSER PLANTS
    Publication number: 20120148011
    Abstract: A pressurized water reactor nuclear containment radiation shield which surrounds the upper portion of a pressure vessel in an ice condenser containment. The vertical walls of the neutron shield are formed in vertical sections with the lower and upper sections operable during outages, to open to promote air flow cooling along the walls in the vicinity of the vessel head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2011
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Applicant: WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC COMPANY LLC.
    Inventors: Michael F. Hankinson, Larry C. Smith, Joseph A. Harim, John E. Bible, Jianwei Chen