Patents by Inventor Roy S. Howard

Roy S. Howard 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).

  • Nuclear reactor constructions
    Patent number: 4225389
    Abstract: The core tank of a liquid metal cooled fast breeder reactor of the pool kind has thermal insulation cladding its inner wall surface. The thermal insulation comprises a plurality of spaced layers of stainless steel sheet material each layer comprising rectilinear panels in spaced array in vertical and horizontal rows. Closure members of cruciform shape close the spaces between adjacent panels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 1978
    Date of Patent: September 30, 1980
    Assignee: Nuclear Power Company Limited
    Inventors: Roy S. Howard, Donald Hodgson, James G. Dale, Clifford T. M. Hall
  • Liquid metal cooled fast breeder nuclear reactors
    Patent number: 4154651
    Abstract: In a liquid metal cooled fast breeder nuclear reactor of the pool kind the inner wall surface of the core tank has continuous fins inclined upwardly to form troughs through which cool liquid metal drawn from the outer region of the pool of coolant can cascade and thereby jacket the wall surface with relatively cool coolant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 1978
    Date of Patent: May 15, 1979
    Assignee: Nuclear Power Company Limited
    Inventors: Gordon Kenworthy, Roy S. Howard