Patents by Inventor KERSTIN GAUTER

KERSTIN GAUTER 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 facility with a fuel pool and an associated cooling module
    Patent number: 11257601
    Abstract: A nuclear facility has a fuel pool containing a liquid and an associated cooling circuit for a circulating cooling agent. The cooling circuit contains a cooling module with a first heat exchanger which immerges into the liquid, a second heat exchanger which is located outside the fuel pool, and connecting lines between the first exchanger and the second heat exchanger. In order to provide for reliable cooling even if a filling level drops, the cooling module contains a lifting body and floats in the liquid such that its altitude varies with the filling level of the liquid in the fuel pool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: Framatome GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Fuchs, Kerstin Gauter
  • NUCLEAR FACILITY WITH A FUEL POOL AND AN ASSOCIATED COOLING MODULE
    Publication number: 20200013518
    Abstract: A nuclear facility has a fuel pool containing a liquid and an associated cooling circuit for a circulating cooling agent. The cooling circuit contains a cooling module with a first heat exchanger which immerges into the liquid, a second heat exchanger which is located outside the fuel pool, and connecting lines between the first exchanger and the second heat exchanger. In order to provide for reliable cooling even if a filling level drops, the cooling module contains a lifting body and floats in the liquid such that its altitude varies with the filling level of the liquid in the fuel pool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2019
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventors: THOMAS FUCHS, KERSTIN GAUTER