Patents by Inventor Michael James BARBARETTA

Michael James BARBARETTA 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).

  • Containment vent system with passive mode for boiling water reactors (BWRS), and method thereof
    Patent number: 9922734
    Abstract: A system and a method for a passive containment vent system for a Boiling Water Reactor (BWR). The system is capable of venting and scrubbing a gaseous discharge from the primary containment of the BWR over a prolonged period of time leading up to or following a serious plant accident, without the need for monitoring by on-site plant personnel. External electrical power is not required (following initial activation of the system) in order to operate the containment vent system. The system may protect the integrity of primary containment during and following the serious plant accident.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: GE-HITACHI NUCLEAR ENERGY AMERICAS LLC
    Inventors: Robert Henry Cowen, Edward Andersen, Jose Maria Caro, Necdet Kurul, Michael James Barbaretta, Phillip Glen Ellison
  • CONTAINMENT VENT SYSTEM WITH PASSIVE MODE FOR BOILING WATER REACTORS (BWRS), AND METHOD THEREOF
    Publication number: 20140185729
    Abstract: A system and a method for a passive containment vent system for a Boiling Water Reactor (BWR). The system is capable of venting and scrubbing a gaseous discharge from the primary containment of the BWR over a prolonged period of time leading up to or following a serious plant accident, without the need for monitoring by on-site plant personnel. External electrical power is not required (following initial activation of the system) in order to operate the containment vent system. The system may protect the integrity of primary containment during and following the serious plant accident.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2012
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Inventors: Phillip Glen ELLISON, Jose Maria CARO, Michael James BARBARETTA, Robert Henry COWEN, Edward ANDERSEN, Necdet KURUL