Patents by Inventor Weston Pollock

Weston Pollock 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).

  • Steam generator tube support
    Patent number: 9897234
    Abstract: A tube support assembly for a steam generator system is disclosed herein, including a sheet or support bar configured to support a plurality of heat transfer tubes of the steam generator system and a set of projections extending from a surface of the sheet or support bar. A distance that the set of projections extend from the surface of the sheet or support bar may be greater than, or equal to, an external diameter of a heat transfer tube. The adjacent tubes of the plurality of tubes may be separated from each other by one or more projections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: NUSCALE POWER, LLC
    Inventors: William Koski, Tamas Liszkai, Alex Kruskamp, Seth Cadell, Weston Pollock
  • Steam generator tube probe and method of inspection
    Patent number: 9588082
    Abstract: A steam generator tube probe includes a probe head comprising an electronic probe coupled between a proximal portion of the head that is configured for entry into a steam generator tube and a distal portion of the head; and a probe shaft coupled to the distal portion of the shaft and comprising a flexible metallic conduit that comprises a plurality of interlocking portions, each interlocking portion moveably affixed to at least one adjacent interlocking portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: Nuscale Power, LLC
    Inventors: Weston Pollock, Adam Rasmussen, Cristhian Galvez, Eric Paul Young, Jeff Siegel
  • STEAM GENERATOR TUBE SUPPORT
    Publication number: 20150184775
    Abstract: A tube support assembly for a steam generator system is disclosed herein, including a sheet or support bar configured to support a plurality of heat transfer tubes of the steam generator system and a set of projections extending from a surface of the sheet or support bar. A distance that the set of projections extend from the surface of the sheet or support bar may be greater than, or equal to, an external diameter of a heat transfer tube. The adjacent tubes of the plurality of tubes may be separated from each other by one or more projections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2014
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Applicant: NuScale Power, LLC
    Inventors: William KOSKI, Tamas LISZKAI, Alex KRUSKAMP, Seth CADELL, Weston POLLOCK
  • INSPECTING A STEAM GENERATOR
    Publication number: 20140354273
    Abstract: A steam generator tube probe includes a probe head comprising an electronic probe coupled between a proximal portion of the head that is configured for entry into a steam generator tube and a distal portion of the head; and a probe shaft coupled to the distal portion of the shaft and comprising a flexible metallic conduit that comprises a plurality of interlocking portions, each interlocking portion moveably affixed to at least one adjacent interlocking portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2014
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Inventors: Weston Pollock, Adam Rasmussen, Cristhian Galvez, Eric Paul Young, Jeff Siegel