Patents by Inventor Peter J. Vescovi

Peter J. Vescovi 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).

  • Unirradiated nuclear fuel component transport system
    Patent number: 6748042
    Abstract: An unirradiated nuclear fuel assembly component transport system that includes a clamshell-type inner liner that opens along its axial dimension to load and unload the fuel component being transported. The exterior dimensions of the liner conform to a generic overpack tubular container. The overpack is separable into an upper and lower section with the lower section having a V-shaped channel extending along its longitudinal axis. The liner is supported in the V-shaped channel by at least one row of shock mounts on either side of the channel. The lower section of the overpack is secured from rotation and the top section is latchably engaged to the lower section of the overpack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2004
    Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Company LLC
    Inventors: William E. Stilwell, III, Norman A. Kent, John F. Staples, Peter J. Vescovi, Brian E. Hempy, John D. Malloy, III
  • UNIRRADIATED NUCLEAR FUEL TRANSPORT SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20040017876
    Abstract: An unirradiated nuclear fuel assembly transport canister that includes a clamshell type fuel assembly inner liner that has interior dimensions that closely conform to the outer envelope of the fuel assembly to be transported and exterior dimensions that conform to a generic overpack tubular container. The liner is inserted into the overpack tubular container which is in turn supported by a shock absorbing suspension system within a birdcage frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2001
    Publication date: January 29, 2004
    Inventors: William E. Stilwell, Norman A. Kent, John F. Staples, Peter J. Vescovi, Brian E. Hempy
  • Unirradiated nuclear fuel transport system
    Patent number: 6683931
    Abstract: An unirradiated nuclear fuel assembly transport canister that includes a clamshell type fuel assembly inner liner that has interior dimensions that closely conform to the outer envelope of the fuel assembly to be transported and exterior dimensions that conform to a generic overpack tubular container. The liner is inserted into the overpack tubular container which is in turn supported by a shock absorbing suspension system within a birdcage frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2004
    Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Company LLC
    Inventors: William E. Stilwell, III, Norman A. Kent, John F. Staples, Peter J. Vescovi, Brian E. Hempy