Patents by Inventor Rossemary V. Chavez

Rossemary V. Chavez 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).

  • Patent number: 5307386
    Abstract: Elongated coolant pumps suspended under steam generators within containment in a power plant with limited access space, are removed and replaced by an elongated maintenance cart with an elongated opening along one side in which the motor is received. Rollers support the cart for conveying the elongated motor in an upright position out from under the steam generator and onto an elevator. The elevator is lowered to transfer support of the cart and motor through trunnions to saddles straddling the elevator for rotation of the cart to a generally horizontal position. The elevator then raises the horizontally disposed cart carrying the motor to a higher floor where it is rolled off the elevator and out through the auxiliary equipment hatch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 1992
    Date of Patent: April 26, 1994
    Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Corp.
    Inventors: Rossemary V. Chavez, Douglas E. Ekeroth, F. Thomas Johnson, John M. Matusz