Exhaust manifolds for modular isolated reactor support system

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Description

This invention was made with government support under contract number DE-NE0009054, awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy. The government has certain rights in the invention.

FIG. 1 is a front top perspective view of an exhaust manifold for modular isolated reactor support system according to a new design. The exhaust manifold of this new design has a horizontal plane of symmetry such that the top half is a mirror image of the bottom half. Thus, the front bottom perspective view is a mirror image of FIG. 1 and has been omitted in the interest of brevity.

FIG. 2 is a rear top perspective view of the exhaust manifold for modular isolated reactor support system of FIG. 1. The rear bottom perspective view is a mirror image of FIG. 2 and has been omitted in the interest of brevity.

FIG. 3 is a top view of the exhaust manifold for modular isolated reactor support system of FIG. 1. The bottom view is a mirror image of FIG. 3 and has been omitted in the interest of brevity.

FIG. 4 is a first side view of the exhaust manifold for modular isolated reactor support system of FIG. 1.

FIG. 5 is a second side view of the exhaust manifold for modular isolated reactor support system of FIG. 1.

FIG. 6 is a front view of the exhaust manifold for modular isolated reactor support system of FIG. 1.

FIG. 7 is a rear view of the exhaust manifold for modular isolated reactor support system of FIG. 1.

FIG. 8 is a front top perspective view of an exhaust manifold for modular isolated reactor support system according to another new design. The exhaust manifold of this new design has a horizontal plane of symmetry such that the top half is a mirror image of the bottom half. Thus, the front bottom perspective view is a mirror image of FIG. 8 and has been omitted in the interest of brevity.

FIG. 9 is a rear top perspective view of the exhaust manifold for modular isolated reactor support system of FIG. 8. The rear bottom perspective view is a mirror image of FIG. 9 and has been omitted in the interest of brevity.

FIG. 10 is a top view of the exhaust manifold for modular isolated reactor support system of FIG. 8. The bottom view is a mirror image of FIG. 10 and has been omitted in the interest of brevity.

FIG. 11 is a first side view of the exhaust manifold for modular isolated reactor support system of FIG. 8.

FIG. 12 is a second side view of the exhaust manifold for modular isolated reactor support system of FIG. 8.

FIG. 13 is a front view of the exhaust manifold for modular isolated reactor support system of FIG. 8; and,

FIG. 14 is a rear view of the exhaust manifold for modular isolated reactor support system of FIG. 8.

The broken lines in the drawings depict portions of the exhaust manifolds for modular isolated reactor support system that form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for exhaust manifolds for modular isolated reactor support system as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D1122181
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 6, 2023
Date of Patent: Apr 14, 2026
Assignee: GE-HITACHI NUCLEAR ENERGY AMERICAS LLC (Wilmington, NC)
Inventors: Jay Allen Perry (Westpoint, TN), Edward Sang Koon Han (Leland, NC), John W. Holbrook, II (Wilmington, NC), Nathan John Presley (Cookeville, TN), Tobias E. Greider (Virginia Beach, VA), Daniel Leroy Pierce (Hampstead, NC)
Primary Examiner: Lilyana Bekic
Assistant Examiner: Robin L Hammonds
Application Number: 29/872,072