Patents by Inventor P. Harley Park
P. Harley Park 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).
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Patent number: 10755822Abstract: A rod transfer assembly has an outer rotating plug. A pick-up arm assembly extends from the outer rotating plug and includes a pivoting arm. An inner rotating plug is disposed off-center from and within the outer rotating plug and is rotatable independent of a rotation of the outer rotating plug. An access port rotating plug is disposed off-center from and within the inner rotating plug and is rotatable independent of rotation of the outer and inner rotating plugs. A pull arm extends from the access port rotating plug.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2017Date of Patent: August 25, 2020Assignee: TerraPower, LLCInventors: Peter W. Gibbons, Stephen W. Hiller, Calen Kaneko, Owen Dean Nelson, Ashok Odedra, P. Harley Park
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Patent number: 10446284Abstract: A conduit housing includes a top face, a pair of side faces disposed opposite each other and adjacent to the top face, a front side, and a rear side. The top face includes a plurality of vertical conduit ports arranged in a plurality of rows. The front side is positioned between the pair of side faces and defines a plurality of stepped faces. The rear side is disposed opposite the front side and adjacent the top face. The stepped faces include a plurality of downward faces and each of the plurality of downward faces defines a downward face plane. The stepped faces also include a plurality of upward faces, where each of the plurality of upward faces defines an upward face plane. Each upward face includes a plurality of pitched conduit ports.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2016Date of Patent: October 15, 2019Assignee: TerraPower, LLCInventors: Peter W. Gibbons, P. Harley Park
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Patent number: 10311983Abstract: A control assembly for a nuclear reactor having a pump includes a duct having an inner volume and defining a coolant flow path, a plug fixed to the duct, a rod disposed within the inner volume and having a rod end that is configured to engage a neutron modifying material, a first piston disposed within the inner volume, slidably coupled to the duct, and coupled to the rod, and a biasing member coupled to the rod and the first piston. The biasing member is positioned to apply a biasing force that repositions the first piston, the rod, and the neutron modifying material in response to a loss of pump flow without scram condition.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2015Date of Patent: June 4, 2019Assignee: TerraPower, LLCInventors: Jesse R. Cheatham, III, Robert A. Corbin, Pavel Hejzlar, Christopher J. Johns, Jon D. McWhirter, Jason Brian Meng, P. Harley Park, Robert C. Petroski
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Patent number: 10003183Abstract: A cable management system has an outer rotating plug. An inner rotating plug is disposed off-center from and within the outer rotating plug. The inner rotating plug is rotatable independent of a rotation of the outer rotating plug. A tower extends from the inner rotating plug and has an arm pivotally connected to the tower which defines a cable guide.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2017Date of Patent: June 19, 2018Assignee: TerraPower, LLCInventors: Peter W. Gibbons, Ashok Odedra, P. Harley Park, James B. Waldo
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Publication number: 20180061511Abstract: A rod transfer assembly has an outer rotating plug. A pick-up arm assembly extends from the outer rotating plug and includes a pivoting arm. An inner rotating plug is disposed off-center from and within the outer rotating plug and is rotatable independent of a rotation of the outer rotating plug. An access port rotating plug is disposed off-center from and within the inner rotating plug and is rotatable independent of rotation of the outer and inner rotating plugs. A pull arm extends from the access port rotating plug.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2017Publication date: March 1, 2018Applicant: TerraPower, LLCInventors: Peter W. Gibbons, Stephen W. Hiller, Calen Kaneko, Owen Dean Nelson, Ashok Odedra, P. Harley Park
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Publication number: 20180062369Abstract: A cable management system has an outer rotating plug. An inner rotating plug is disposed off-center from and within the outer rotating plug. The inner rotating plug is rotatable independent of a rotation of the outer rotating plug. A tower extends from the inner rotating plug and has an arm pivotally connected to the tower which defines a cable guide.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2017Publication date: March 1, 2018Applicant: TerraPower, LLCInventors: Peter W. Gibbons, Ashok Odedra, P. Harley Park, James B. Waldo
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Publication number: 20170352441Abstract: A conduit housing includes a top face, a pair of side faces disposed opposite each other and adjacent to the top face, a front side, and a rear side. The top face includes a plurality of vertical conduit ports arranged in a plurality of rows. The front side is positioned between the pair of side faces and defines a plurality of stepped faces. The rear side is disposed opposite the front side and adjacent the top face. The stepped faces include a plurality of downward faces and each of the plurality of downward faces defines a downward face plane. The stepped faces also include a plurality of upward faces, where each of the plurality of upward faces defines an upward face plane. Each upward face includes a plurality of pitched conduit ports.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2016Publication date: December 7, 2017Applicant: TerraPower, LLCInventors: Peter W. Gibbons, P. Harley Park
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Publication number: 20160189808Abstract: A control assembly for a nuclear reactor having a pump includes a duct having an inner volume and defining a coolant flow path, a plug fixed to the duct, a rod disposed within the inner volume and having a rod end that is configured to engage a neutron modifying material, a first piston disposed within the inner volume, slidably coupled to the duct, and coupled to the rod, and a biasing member coupled to the rod and the first piston. The biasing member is positioned to apply a biasing force that repositions the first piston, the rod, and the neutron modifying material in response to a loss of pump flow without scram condition.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 31, 2015Publication date: June 30, 2016Inventors: Jesse R. Cheatham, III, Robert A. Corbin, Pavel Hejzlar, Christopher J. Johns, Jon D. McWhirter, Jason Brian Meng, P. Harley Park, Robert C. Petroski
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Publication number: 20080123297Abstract: A hybrid clamshell system encapsulates two of the six sides of an electronic circuit board to provide a high heat density solution and environmental protection. The clamshell enclosures seal to both sides of the PCB and contain fluid shut-off couplings. A two-phase cooling system directs a coolant via a supply path located in the sidewall of the enclosure to one or more cooling modules and collects the coolant via a return path within the enclosure. With the addition of an inject/eject mechanism attached to the clamshell, the fully assembled blade can be “fluid hot-swapped” in and out of the chassis with negligible loss of coolant. The interrelation of the clamshell module and it's implementation in an exemplary system are detailed herein.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2007Publication date: May 29, 2008Applicant: Isothermal Systems Research, Inc.Inventors: Donald E. Tilton, Tahir Cader, Eric Grabowski, Ryan J. Baddeley, P. Harley Park, Peter Mohr, Benjamin H. Tolman, Norman O. Alder