Patents by Inventor Thomas C. Ware

Thomas C. Ware 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).

  • Industrial package having pressurization capability
    Patent number: 8109400
    Abstract: Example embodiments are directed toward industrial packages. Example embodiments may meet several packaging requirements for different modes of transport, including both roadway and flight regulations such as Department of Transportation (DOT) Class 7 requirements for ground transport of radioactive materials and International Air Transport Association (IATA) Regulations for air transport of radioactive materials. Example embodiments may include integrated bumpers, specialized bottom tube skids, lid lattice support, multiple gasket pressurization seal, corner reinforcement, and/or multiple shielding and modular interior components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Assignee: Global Nuclear Fuel-Americas, LLC.
    Inventors: Andrew K. Langston, Carlton Wayne Clark, David Grey Smith, Thomas C. Ware, William A. Scott
  • Industrial package having pressurization capability
    Publication number: 20090145907
    Abstract: Example embodiments are directed toward industrial packages. Example embodiments may meet several packaging requirements for different modes of transport, including both roadway and flight regulations such as Department of Transportation (DOT) Class 7 requirements for ground transport of radioactive materials and International Air Transport Association (IATA) Regulations for air transport of radioactive materials. Example embodiments may include integrated bumpers, specialized bottom tube skids, lid lattice support, multiple gasket pressurization seal, corner reinforcement, and/or multiple shielding and modular interior components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2007
    Publication date: June 11, 2009
    Inventors: Andrew K. Langston, Carlton Wayne Clark, David Grey Smith, Thomas C. Ware, William A. Scott