Patents by Inventor Nigel Alastair TOWN

Nigel Alastair TOWN 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).

  • Steam generator
    Patent number: 10557629
    Abstract: A steam generator comprising a vessel having an inlet and an outlet, and in use a primary fluid flow enters the vessel through the inlet and exits the vessel through the outlet. A plurality of modules are connected in series and at least partially housed within the vessel, and each module comprises at least one tube. The modules are arranged such that at least one tube of one module is coaxial with at least one tube of an adjacent module so as to define a conduit through which a secondary fluid can flow from one module to an adjacent module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignees: ROLLS-ROYCE plc, ROLLS-ROYCE POWER ENGINEERING plc
    Inventors: Ian Michael Bunce, Nigel Alastair Town, Mark Alwyn Thomas Causton, Matthew Charles Blake, David William Mills
  • STEAM GENERATOR
    Publication number: 20150226420
    Abstract: A steam generator comprising a vessel having an inlet and an outlet, and in use a primary fluid flow enters the vessel through the inlet and exits the vessel through the outlet. A plurality of modules are connected in series and at least partially housed within the vessel, and each module comprises at least one tube. The modules are arranged such that at least one tube of one module is coaxial with at least one tube of an adjacent module so as to define a conduit through which a secondary fluid can flow from one module to an adjacent module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2015
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Inventors: Ian Michael BUNCE, Nigel Alastair TOWN, Mark Alwyn Thomas CAUSTON, Matthew Charles BLAKE, David William MILLS