Patents by Inventor Joseph M. Kazan

Joseph M. Kazan 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 dip seal
    Patent number: 4341732
    Abstract: Arrangements for sealing cover gas from the clearance spaces among primary vessel head structure components in a liquid metal cooled fast breeder nuclear reactor including a dip seal having a trough and blade respectively suspended from adjacent head structure components, such as rotatable plugs, the trough and blade extending downward to an elevation below the operating level of coolant within the vessel. A vent pipe equalizes pressure during power operation among the separate cover gas regions formed by the dip seal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 1979
    Date of Patent: July 27, 1982
    Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Corp.
    Inventors: John E. Sharbaugh, Joseph M. Kazan
  • Seal and bearing arrangement for use in a nuclear reactor
    Patent number: 4330370
    Abstract: A combination seal and bearing arrangement for use in a nuclear reactor including a vessel and vessel cover is disclosed herein. The vessel cover itself includes at least one rotatable plug which serves to perform certain position related functions within the reactor vessel and the combination seal and bearing arrangement is provided for sealing the annular opening around the rotation plug while, at the same time, providing a bearing support for the latter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 1979
    Date of Patent: May 18, 1982
    Assignee: Electric Power Research Institute
    Inventors: Joseph M. Kazan, John E. Sharbaugh, William C. Ritz