Patents by Inventor William C. Husen

William C. Husen 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 containment structure with continuous ring tunnel at grade
    Patent number: 4045289
    Abstract: A nuclear reactor containment structure which includes a reinforced concrete shell, a hemispherical top dome, a steel liner, and a reinforced-concrete base slab supporting the concrete shell is constructed with a substantial proportion thereof below grade in an excavation made in solid rock with the concrete poured in contact with the rock and also includes a continuous, hollow, reinforced-concrete ring tunnel surrounding the concrete shell with its top at grade level, with one wall integral with the reinforced concrete shell, and with at least the base of the ring tunnel poured in contact with the rock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 1976
    Date of Patent: August 30, 1977
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the United States Energy Research and Development Administration
    Inventors: Ralph W. Seidensticker, Robert L. Knawa, Bernard C. Cerutti, Charles R. Snyder, William C. Husen, Robert G. Coyer