Patents by Inventor Thomas Edward DEEBEL, JR.

Thomas Edward DEEBEL, JR. 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).

  • Boiling water reactor fuel movement simulator
    Patent number: 11626026
    Abstract: A fuel movement simulator system includes a virtual reality (VR) system configured to generate a virtual refuel floor environment; and a fuel movement simulator assembly configured to provide a physical interface to the virtual refuel floor environment, the fuel movement simulator assembly including a replica mast, a replica control console connected to the replica mast, and a support structure configured to support the replica mast and replica control console.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: GE-HITACHI NUCLEAR ENERGY AMERICAS LLC
    Inventors: John C. Whetsel, Ricardo Moreno Escudero, Tracey C. Alexander, Robert Steve Alexander, James Francis Killoran, Corey James Pelton, Thomas Edward Deebel, Jr.
  • BOILING WATER REACTOR FUEL MOVEMENT SIMULATOR
    Publication number: 20210327293
    Abstract: A fuel movement simulator system includes a virtual reality (VR) system configured to generate a virtual refuel floor environment; and a fuel movement simulator assembly configured to provide a physical interface to the virtual refuel floor environment, the fuel movement simulator assembly including a replica mast, a replica control console connected to the replica mast, and a support structure configured to support the replica mast and replica control console.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2020
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Applicant: GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas LLC
    Inventors: John C. WHETSEL, Ricardo Moreno ESCUDERO, Tracy C. ALEXANDER, Robert Steve ALEXANDER, James Francis KILLORAN, Corey James PELTON, Thomas Edward DEEBEL, JR.