Patents by Inventor Kristoffer V. Ostrander

Kristoffer V. Ostrander 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: 8526564
    Abstract: A fixture for performing visual inspections of the underside of the top guide of a boiling water reactor. The inspections are performed in the reactor vessel, under water, and includes a framed structure that rests on top of the top guide and supports a wheel track within a fuel assembly opening in the top guide, that follows the contour of the opening. A camera support, suspended from the frame, is then remotely, manually rotated to follow the contour of the wheel track as the fixture maintains the camera at a fixed angle and known constant distance from the underside of the top guide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Company LLC
    Inventors: John R. Carbonell, Kristoffer V. Ostrander
  • Publication number: 20120148010
    Abstract: A fixture for performing visual inspections of the underside of the top guide of a boiling water reactor. The inspections are performed in the reactor vessel, under water, and includes a framed structure that rests on top of the top guide and supports a wheel track within a fuel assembly opening in the top guide, that follows the contour of the opening. A camera support, suspended from the frame, is then remotely, manually rotated to follow the contour of the wheel track as the fixture maintains the camera at a fixed angle and known constant distance from the underside of the top guide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2010
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Applicant: WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC COMPANY LLC
    Inventors: John R. Carbonell, Kristoffer V. Ostrander