Patents by Inventor Andrew M. Bunker

Andrew M. Bunker 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 monitoring boron dilution during a reactor outage
    Patent number: 9761335
    Abstract: A method for monitoring changes in the boron concentration in the coolant of a reactor during a nuclear plant outage that applies temperature compensation to the source range detector output. The method then monitors the compensated output signal to identify changes in the detector count rate above a preselected value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Company LLC
    Inventors: Michael C. Prible, Andrew M. Bunker, Michael D. Heibel
  • METHOD FOR MONITORING BORON DILUTION DURING A REACTOR OUTAGE
    Publication number: 20150110235
    Abstract: A method for monitoring changes in the boron concentration in the coolant of a reactor during a nuclear plant outage that applies temperature compensation to the source range detector output. The method then monitors the compensated output signal to identify changes in the detector count rate above a preselected value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2013
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Applicant: WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC COMPANY LLC
    Inventors: Michael C. Prible, Andrew M. Bunker, Michael D. Heibel