Patents by Inventor Robert P. Oliver

Robert P. Oliver 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).

  • Assemblies and methods for mitigating effects of reactor pressure vessel expansion
    Patent number: 5930320
    Abstract: Support assemblies for allowing RPV radial expansion while simultaneously limiting horizontal, vertical, and azimuthal movement of the RPV within a nuclear reactor are described. In one embodiment, the support assembly includes a support block and a guide block. The support block includes a first portion and a second portion, and the first portion is rigidly coupled to the RPV adjacent the first portion. The guide block is rigidly coupled to a reactor pressure vessel support structure and includes a channel sized to receive the second portion of the support block. The second portion of the support block is positioned in the guide block channel to movably couple the guide block to the support block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 27, 1999
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Roy C. Challberg, Perng-Fei Gou, Cherk Lam Chu, Robert P. Oliver