Patents by Inventor Peter L. Angelo

Peter L. Angelo 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).

  • FAIL-SAFE REACTIVITY COMPENSATION METHOD FOR A NUCLEAR REACTOR
    Publication number: 20210313081
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to the field of compensation methods for nuclear reactors and, in particular to a method for fail-safe reactivity compensation in solution-type nuclear reactors. In one embodiment, the fail-safe reactivity compensation method of the present invention augments other control methods for a nuclear reactor. In still another embodiment, the fail-safe reactivity compensation method of the present invention permits one to control a nuclear reaction in a nuclear reactor through a method that does not rely on moving components into or out of a reactor core, nor does the method of the present invention rely on the constant repositioning of control rods within a nuclear reactor in order to maintain a critical state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2021
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Inventors: Erik T. Nygaard, Peter L. Angelo, Scott B. Aase
  • Fail-safe reactivity compensation method for a nuclear reactor
    Patent number: 11043309
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to the field of compensation methods for nuclear reactors and, in particular to a method for fail-safe reactivity compensation in solution-type nuclear reactors. In one embodiment, the fail-safe reactivity compensation method of the present invention augments other control methods for a nuclear reactor. In still another embodiment, the fail-safe reactivity compensation method of the present invention permits one to control a nuclear reaction in a nuclear reactor through a method that does not rely on moving components into or out of a reactor core, nor does the method of the present invention rely on the constant repositioning of control rods within a nuclear reactor in order to maintain a critical state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: BWXT Technical Services Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Erik T. Nygaard, Peter L. Angelo, Scott B. Aase
  • Fail-safe reactivity compensation method for a nuclear reactor
    Patent number: 9875818
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to the field of compensation methods for nuclear reactors and, in particular to a method for fail-safe reactivity compensation in solution-type nuclear reactors. In one embodiment, the fail-safe reactivity compensation method of the present invention augments other control methods for a nuclear reactor. In still another embodiment, the fail-safe reactivity compensation method of the present invention permits one to control a nuclear reaction in a nuclear reactor through a method that does not rely on moving components into or out of a reactor core, nor does the method of the present invention rely on the constant repositioning of control rods within a nuclear reactor in order to maintain a critical state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: BWX Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Erik T Nygaard, Peter L Angelo, Scott B Aase
  • Fail-Safe Reactivity Compensation Method For A Nuclear Reactor
    Publication number: 20170372804
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to the field of compensation methods for nuclear reactors and, in particular to a method for fail-safe reactivity compensation in solution-type nuclear reactors. In one embodiment, the fail-safe reactivity compensation method of the present invention augments other control methods for a nuclear reactor. In still another embodiment, the fail-safe reactivity compensation method of the present invention permits one to control a nuclear reaction in a nuclear reactor through a method that does not rely on moving components into or out of a reactor core, nor does the method of the present invention rely on the constant repositioning of control rods within a nuclear reactor in order to maintain a critical state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2017
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Inventors: Erik T. Nygaard, Peter L. Angelo, Scott B. Aase
  • FAIL-SAFE REACTIVITY COMPENSATION METHOD FOR A NUCLEAR REACTOR
    Publication number: 20140105349
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to the field of compensation methods for nuclear reactors and, in particular to a method for fail-safe reactivity compensation in solution-type nuclear reactors. In one embodiment, the fail-safe reactivity compensation method of the present invention augments other control methods for a nuclear reactor. In still another embodiment, the fail-safe reactivity compensation method of the present invention permits one to control a nuclear reaction in a nuclear reactor through a method that does not rely on moving components into or out of a reactor core, nor does the method of the present invention rely on the constant repositioning of control rods within a nuclear reactor in order to maintain a critical state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2012
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: BABCOCK & WILCOX TECHNICAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.
    Inventors: Erik T. Nygaard, Peter L. Angelo, Scott B. Aase