Patents by Inventor Richard J. Keady

Richard J. Keady 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).

  • Oil pot for reactor coolant pump motor and apparatus for controlling the oil level therein
    Patent number: 4564500
    Abstract: A reactor coolant pump motor has an annular oil pot encircling the vertical motor shaft and containing lubricating oil to a predetermined normal level. A plurality of secondary oil containers are equidistantly spaced around the perimeter of the oil pot, each secondary container having a flat planar bottom surface disposed substantially at the normal oil level of the oil pot. A plurality of conduits provide liquid communication between the bottom of the oil pot and the bottoms of the secondary containers. Each secondary container is substantially closed, but vented to atmosphere.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 1983
    Date of Patent: January 14, 1986
    Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Corp.
    Inventor: Richard J. Keady