Patents
US 10859208 B2: Heat transfer unit for prefabricated vessel
- Granted
- 2020-12-08
- Filed
- 2018-05-31 application 15994446
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
Vessel assemblies, heat transfer units for prefabricated vessels, and methods for heat transfer prefabricated vessel are provided. A heat transfer unit includes a central rod, and a plurality of peripheral rods surrounding the central rod and connected to the central rod. The plurality of peripheral rods are movable between a first collapsed position and a second bowed position, wherein in the second bowed position a midpoint of each of the plurality of peripheral rods is spaced from the central rod relative to in the first position. The heat transfer unit further includes a heat transfer element connected to one of the plurality of peripheral rods.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg201208.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, LLC 156 patents | US company or organization | Aiken, SC | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David A. Tamburello | Aiken, SC | 5 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Anthony J. McWilliams | Aiken, SC | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| F17C | Vessels for containing or storing compressed, liquefied or solidified gases; fixed-capacity gas-holders; filling vessels with, or discharging from vessels, compressed, liquefied, or solidified gases | F17C13/002 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| F28F | Details of heat-exchange and heat-transfer apparatus, of general application | F28F1/30 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| F28D | Heat-exchange apparatus, not provided for in another subclass, in which the heat-exchange media do not come into direct contact | F28D1/0206 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| Y02E | Reduction of greenhouse gas [ghg] emissions, related to energy generation, transmission or distribution | Y02E60/32 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-12-16 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | SAVANNAH RIVER NUCLEAR SOLUTIONS, LLC signed 2022-10-14 | BATTELLE SAVANNAH RIVER ALLIANCE, LLC AIKEN, SC | 62122/826 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2018-08-07 | Government interest Confirmatory license | SAVANNAH RIVER NUCLEAR SOLUTIONS, LLC signed 2018-06-26 | U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY WASHINGTON, DC | 46568/194 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2018-08-07 | Government interest Confirmatory license | SAVANNAH RIVER NUCLEAR SOLUTIONS, LLC signed 2018-06-26 | U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY WASHINGTON, DC | 46568/80 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2018-05-31 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | MCWILLIAMS, ANTHONY J. signed 2018-05-31 TAMBURELLO, DAVID A. signed 2018-05-31 | SAVANNAH RIVER NUCLEAR SOLUTIONS, LLC AIKEN, SC | 45954/215 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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