Patents by Inventor Shawn HEATH

Shawn HEATH 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).

  • BWR nuclear fuel assembly comprising an interaction device between a lower tie plate and a fuel channel
    Patent number: 12170152
    Abstract: A BWR fuel assembly is elongated along a fuel assembly axis and comprises a lower tie plate, an upper tie plate axially spaced from the lower tie plate, a bundle of fuel rods extending axially between the lower tie plate and the upper tie plate, and a tubular fuel channel extending from the lower tie plate to the upper tie plate with encasing the fuel rods. The fuel assembly comprises an interaction device mounted on the lower tie plate and configured to interact with the fuel channel. The interaction device has an inactive configuration and an active configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2024
    Assignee: FRAMATOME
    Inventors: Dirk Blavius, Shawn Heath, Szilard Kovacs, Martin Kunz, Jens Schaefer, Volker Schoß, James Dennis Tolar
  • BWR NUCLEAR FUEL ASSEMBLY COMPRISING AN INTERACTION DEVICE BETWEEN A LOWER TIE PLATE AND A FUEL CHANNEL
    Publication number: 20230091913
    Abstract: A BWR fuel assembly is elongated along a fuel assembly axis and comprises a lower tie plate, an upper tie plate axially spaced from the lower tie plate, a bundle of fuel rods extending axially between the lower tie plate and the upper tie plate, and a tubular fuel channel extending from the lower tie plate to the upper tie plate with encasing the fuel rods. The fuel assembly comprises an interaction device mounted on the lower tie plate and configured to interact with the fuel channel. The interaction device has an inactive configuration and an active configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2021
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Inventors: Dirk BLAVIUS, Shawn HEATH, Szilard KOVACS, Martin KUNZ, Jens SCHAEFER, Volker SCHOß, James Dennis TOLAR
  • DEBRIS FILTER FOR A NUCLEAR FUEL ASSEMBLY BOTTOM END PART AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SUCH A DEBRIS FILTER
    Publication number: 20220344065
    Abstract: A debris filter configured for a nuclear fuel assembly bottom end part includes a lower nozzle (8) and the debris filter (18) is supported by the lower nozzle (8). The debris filter (18) has an inlet face (18A) and an outlet face (18B) opposed to the inlet face (18A), and comprises at least one filtering section (18D) that has a retention capacity that increases gradually or stepwise towards from the inlet face (18A) to the outlet face (18B).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2020
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventors: Friedrich ERHARD, Sven FINZEL, Christoph KRAUS, Dirk BLAVIUS, Stefan HOFBECK, Shawn HEATH