Patents by Inventor Francine S. Pitcairn

Francine S. Pitcairn 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).

  • Method for generating and executing complex operating procedures
    Patent number: 5553304
    Abstract: The present invention is a method for monitoring the operation of a nuclear power facility by generating a composite equation from a relational database which at execution time represents paper procedures. After generating the composite equation, a program stack is compiled on-line from the composite equation. Then, the program stack is executed and sensors are monitored to determine whether an emergency situation has occurred in the facility. When a determined violation has occurred, corrective actions are displayed for a plant operator to execute in order to correct the problem.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 1994
    Date of Patent: September 3, 1996
    Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Melvin H. Lipner, Francine S. Pitcairn, Roger A. Mundy