Patents by Inventor Martin J GOODFELLOW

Martin J GOODFELLOW 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 power generation system
    Patent number: 11024434
    Abstract: The nuclear power generation system of the present invention comprises a reactor vessel. It further comprises a first crane gantry defining a fuel rod path along which nuclear fuel rods can be moved to/from the reactor vessel and a second crane gantry defining a component path along which reactor vessel components can be moved to/from the reactor vessel. The the first and second crane gantries both have a fixed radial orientation relative to the reactor vessel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE POWER ENGINEERING PLC
    Inventor: Martin J Goodfellow
  • NUCLEAR POWER GENERATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20190164657
    Abstract: The nuclear power generation system of the present invention comprises a reactor vessel. It further comprises a first crane gantry defining a fuel rod path along which nuclear fuel rods can be moved to/from the reactor vessel and a second crane gantry defining a component path along which reactor vessel components can be moved to/from the reactor vessel. The the first and second crane gantries both have a fixed radial orientation relative to the reactor vessel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2018
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE POWER ENGINEERING PLC
    Inventor: Martin J GOODFELLOW