Patents by Inventor Kenneth M. Swanson

Kenneth M. Swanson 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).

  • Patent number: 8839746
    Abstract: An oxygen measuring apparatus (500) includes an inlet pipe (506) having a first end and a second end, an oxygen sensor (511) arranged inside the inlet pipe (506) between the first end of the inlet pipe and the second end of the inlet pipe, the oxygen sensor (511) having a communication medium (515) disposed thereon and extending through the second end of the inlet pipe (506), a filtering medium arranged (505) inside the inlet pipe between the oxygen sensor (511) and the first end of the inlet pipe, a housing (501) arranged against the second end of the inlet pipe, and a sensor control interface (512) arranged within the housing (501) and in communication with the communication medium (515) of the oxygen sensor (511).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: UTC Fire & Security Corporation
    Inventors: Muhidin A. Lelic, Thomas Corti, Oduwa Osagiede, Kenneth M. Swanson, John R. Devine, Mike McCarron, Bryan Mills
  • Publication number: 20130213279
    Abstract: An oxygen measuring apparatus (500) includes an inlet pipe (506) having a first end and a second end, an oxygen sensor (511) arranged inside the inlet pipe (506) between the first end of the inlet pipe and the second end of the inlet pipe, the oxygen sensor (511) having a communication medium (515) disposed thereon and extending through the second end of the inlet pipe (506), a filtering medium arranged (505) inside the inlet pipe between the oxygen sensor (511) and the first end of the inlet pipe, a housing (501) arranged against the second end of the inlet pipe, and a sensor control interface (512) arranged within the housing (501) and in communication with the communication medium (515) of the oxygen sensor (511).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2010
    Publication date: August 22, 2013
    Applicant: UTC Fire & Security Corporation
    Inventors: Muhidin A. Lelic, Thomas Corti, Oduwa Osagiede, Kenneth M. Swanson, John R. Devine, Mike McCarron, Bryan Mills
  • Patent number: 4968480
    Abstract: A nuclear reactor fuel element is helically wound with a strip which on one face at regular intervals along its length has dimples, and has a continuous rib on the opposite face. The strip contacts the associated fuel pin cladding via the dimples which effectively act as point contacts, and it contacts the neighboring fuel pins via the rib which also provides point contact. The regions between adjacent dimples are clear of the cladding and provide coolant flow paths thereby avoiding stagnant regions. The dimples may be arranged in two staggered sets one on each side of a central rib, and the strip then wound so that the dimples in each set each align axially with a respective dimple of the other set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 1989
    Date of Patent: November 6, 1990
    Assignee: United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority
    Inventor: Kenneth M. Swanson