Patents by Inventor Todd Oswald

Todd Oswald 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 FUEL ASSEMBLIES AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION
    Publication number: 20240371534
    Abstract: A nuclear fuel assembly for a nuclear reactor core, the fuel assembly having at least one fuel element including an elongated shell defining an interior volume, a lattice structure disposed within the interior volume, at least one flow channel extending through the lattice structure, at least one lattice site disposed in the lattice structure, and at least one fuel compact disposed within a corresponding one of the at least one lattice site, a first end cap including a boss having a first cross-sectional shape, the first end cap being affixed to a first end of the shell, and a second end cap including a first bore having a second cross-sectional shape, the second end cap being affixed to a second end of the shell, wherein the first cross-sectional shape of the boss is the same as the cross-sectional shape of the bore.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2024
    Publication date: November 7, 2024
    Inventors: Scott J. Shargots, Scott Lee Fitzner, Emily Fleming, Ryan Z. Ziegler, Todd Oswald, Earl Brian Barger
  • Nuclear reactor fuel assemblies and process for production
    Patent number: 12040099
    Abstract: A nuclear fuel assembly for a nuclear reactor core, the fuel assembly having at least one fuel element including an elongated shell defining an interior volume, a lattice structure disposed within the interior volume, at least one flow channel extending through the lattice structure, at least one lattice site disposed in the lattice structure, and at least one fuel compact disposed within a corresponding one of the at least one lattice site, a first end cap including a boss having a first cross-sectional shape, the first end cap being affixed to a first end of the shell, and a second end cap including a first bore having a second cross-sectional shape, the second end cap being affixed to a second end of the shell, wherein the first cross-sectional shape of the boss is the same as the cross-sectional shape of the bore.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: BWXT Nuclear Energy, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott J. Shargots, Scott Lee Fitzner, Emily Fleming, Ryan Z. Ziegler, Todd Oswald, Earl Brian Barger
  • NUCLEAR REACTOR FUEL ASSEMBLIES AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION
    Publication number: 20210375495
    Abstract: A nuclear fuel assembly for a nuclear reactor core, the fuel assembly having at least one fuel element including an elongated shell defining an interior volume, a lattice structure disposed within the interior volume, at least one flow channel extending through the lattice structure, at least one lattice site disposed in the lattice structure, and at least one fuel compact disposed within a corresponding one of the at least one lattice site, a first end cap including a boss having a first cross-sectional shape, the first end cap being affixed to a first end of the shell, and a second end cap including a first bore having a second cross-sectional shape, the second end cap being affixed to a second end of the shell, wherein the first cross-sectional shape of the boss is the same as the cross-sectional shape of the bore.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Scott J. Shargots, Scott Lee Fitzner, Emily Fleming, Ryan Z. Ziegler, Todd Oswald, Earl Brian Barger