Patents by Inventor Peter W. Gibbons

Peter W. Gibbons 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).

  • In-vessel rod handling systems
    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
  • Instrumentation conduit housing
    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
  • Cable management systems
    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
  • IN-VESSEL ROD HANDLING SYSTEMS
    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
  • CABLE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
    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
  • INSTRUMENTATION CONDUIT HOUSING
    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