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).

  • Patent number: 10755822
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: TerraPower, LLC
    Inventors: Peter W. Gibbons, Stephen W. Hiller, Calen Kaneko, Owen Dean Nelson, Ashok Odedra, P. Harley Park
  • Patent number: 10446284
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: TerraPower, LLC
    Inventors: Peter W. Gibbons, P. Harley Park
  • Patent number: 10311983
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: TerraPower, LLC
    Inventors: Jesse R. Cheatham, III, Robert A. Corbin, Pavel Hejzlar, Christopher J. Johns, Jon D. McWhirter, Jason Brian Meng, P. Harley Park, Robert C. Petroski
  • Patent number: 10003183
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Assignee: TerraPower, LLC
    Inventors: Peter W. Gibbons, Ashok Odedra, P. Harley Park, James B. Waldo
  • Publication number: 20180061511
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Applicant: TerraPower, LLC
    Inventors: Peter W. Gibbons, Stephen W. Hiller, Calen Kaneko, Owen Dean Nelson, Ashok Odedra, P. Harley Park
  • Publication number: 20180062369
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Applicant: TerraPower, LLC
    Inventors: Peter W. Gibbons, Ashok Odedra, P. Harley Park, James B. Waldo
  • Publication number: 20170352441
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2016
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Applicant: TerraPower, LLC
    Inventors: Peter W. Gibbons, P. Harley Park
  • Publication number: 20160189808
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2015
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Inventors: Jesse R. Cheatham, III, Robert A. Corbin, Pavel Hejzlar, Christopher J. Johns, Jon D. McWhirter, Jason Brian Meng, P. Harley Park, Robert C. Petroski
  • Publication number: 20080123297
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2007
    Publication date: May 29, 2008
    Applicant: 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