Patents by Inventor Willis B. Middlebrooks, III

Willis B. Middlebrooks, III 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
    Patent number: 5329886
    Abstract: This patent discloses a secondary fluid supply system for a steam generator used in nuclear reactor power plants. The secondary fluid supply system comprises a secondary fluid (feedwater) inlet nozzle near the base of the steam generator shell, a feedwater riser pipe spaced between the shell of the steam generator and the tube bundle wrapper, the upper end of the feedwater riser pipe being connected to a distribution ring having a plurality of spray nozzles positioned in the recirculating pool above the top of the U-shaped heat exchanger tubes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 1993
    Date of Patent: July 19, 1994
    Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Robert L. Sylvester, Randall C. Johnson, Gregory V. Smith, King W. Chan, Willis B. Middlebrooks, III, Jawahar K. Visaria, Robert M. Wilson, George Bieberbach