Patents by Inventor William Patrick Gassmann

William Patrick Gassmann 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 fueling and operating a nuclear reactor core
    Patent number: 5677938
    Abstract: The present invention relates to method of fueling and operating a nuclear reactor core. Fueling the nuclear reactor core for a power operation cycle includes the steps of designating a central core region, a buckled core region and a peripheral core region, placing at least two fuel assemblies of relatively high reactivity in the fuel cells in the central core region and placing fuel assemblies of relatively low reactivity in the cells in the peripheral core region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 14, 1997
    Assignee: PECO Energy Company
    Inventor: William Patrick Gassmann