Patents by Inventor Michael F. Dimitri

Michael F. Dimitri 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 facility integrated with passive air cooling system
    Patent number: 12205728
    Abstract: A nuclear reactor facility may include a reactor building, a reactor vessel housed within the reactor building, and an auxiliary cooling system integrated with the reactor building. The reactor building has a visible section above a ground level and a buried section below the ground level. The reactor vessel contains a fuel core and is housed within the buried section of the reactor building below the ground level. The auxiliary cooling system includes a plurality of ducts integrated with the reactor building and is configured to passively cool the reactor vessel via natural air circulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas LLC
    Inventors: Derek Bass, Michael F. Dimitri, Tatjana B. Kirby, Luben I. Todorovski
  • MODULAR MANUFACTURE, DELIVERY, AND ASSEMBLY OF NUCLEAR REACTOR BUILDING SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20240309665
    Abstract: A nuclear reactor is constructed in sub-modules and super modules which are manufactured, packaged, and shipped to a construction site. At least some of the modules are packaged in suitable shielding containers or portions of containers, which may be steel. The modules are assembled on-site, and some of the modules remain within their respective shipping containers after assembly. One or more of the shipping containers may be used as concrete forms to support the pouring of concrete in between selected modules. The concrete may be used for structural support, shielding, or both.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2023
    Publication date: September 19, 2024
    Inventors: Derek Bass, Michael F. Dimitri, Brian C. Johnson, Calen Kaneko, Christopher A. Martin, Sean T Mosier, Philip M. Schloss, Nathan Smith, Mark R. Werner
  • Modular manufacture, delivery, and assembly of nuclear reactor building systems
    Patent number: 11746550
    Abstract: A nuclear reactor is constructed in sub-modules and super modules which are manufactured, packaged, and shipped to a construction site. At least some of the modules are packaged in suitable shielding containers or portions of containers, which may be steel. The modules are assembled on-site, and some of the modules remain within their respective shipping containers after assembly. One or more of the shipping containers may be used as concrete forms to support the pouring of concrete in between selected modules. The concrete may be used for structural support, shielding, or both.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: TERRAPOWER, LLC
    Inventors: Derek Bass, Michael F. Dimitri, Brian C. Johnson, Calen Kaneko, Christopher A. Martin, Sean T. Mosier, Philip M. Schloss, Nathan Smith, Mark R. Werner
  • NUCLEAR REACTOR FACILITY INTEGRATED WITH PASSIVE AIR COOLING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20220328203
    Abstract: A nuclear reactor facility may include a reactor building, a reactor vessel housed within the reactor building, and an auxiliary cooling system integrated with the reactor building. The reactor building has a visible section above a ground level and a buried section below the ground level. The reactor vessel contains a fuel core and is housed within the buried section of the reactor building below the ground level. The auxiliary cooling system includes a plurality of ducts integrated with the reactor building and is configured to passively cool the reactor vessel via natural air circulation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2022
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Applicant: GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas LLC
    Inventors: Derek BASS, Michael F. DIMITRI, Tatjana B. KIRBY, Luben I. TODOROVSKI
  • MODULAR MANUFACTURE, DELIVERY, AND ASSEMBLY OF NUCLEAR REACTOR BUILDING SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20220049516
    Abstract: A nuclear reactor is constructed in sub-modules and super modules which are manufactured, packaged, and shipped to a construction site. At least some of the modules are packaged in suitable shielding containers or portions of containers, which may be steel. The modules are assembled on-site, and some of the modules remain within their respective shipping containers after assembly. One or more of the shipping containers may be used as concrete forms to support the pouring of concrete in between selected modules. The concrete may be used for structural support, shielding, or both.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2021
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventors: Derek Bass, Michael F. Dimitri, Brian C. Johnson, Calen Kaneko, Tatjana Kirby, Christopher A. Martin, Sean Mosier, Philip M. Schloss, Nathan Smith, Mark R. Werner