Patents by Inventor Bryan van der Ende

Bryan van der Ende 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).

  • System and method for stand-off monitoring of nuclear reactors using neutron detection
    Patent number: 11742101
    Abstract: A system for monitoring fissile material contents inside of a nuclear reactor can include at least a first neutron detector positioned outside a radiation shield and configured to detect a plurality of neutrons originating from the reactor core and having passed through the radiation shield, and configured to generate a first output signal, and a controller communicably linked to the first neutron detector to receive the first output signal and a power output of the nuclear reactor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Atomic Energy Of Canada Limited / Énergie Atomique Du Canada Limitée
    Inventors: Bryan van der Ende, Bhaskar Sur
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR STAND-OFF MONITORING OF NUCLEAR REACTORS USING NEUTRON DETECTION
    Publication number: 20210257116
    Abstract: A system for monitoring fissile material contents inside of a nuclear reactor can include at least a first neutron detector positioned outside a radiation shield and configured to detect a plurality of neutrons originating from the reactor core and having passed through the radiation shield, and configured to generate a first output signal, and a controller communicably linked to the first neutron detector to receive the first output signal and a power output of the nuclear reactor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2021
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventors: Bryan van der Ende, Bhaskar Sur
  • System and method for stand-off monitoring of nuclear reactors using neutron detection
    Patent number: 10964438
    Abstract: A system for monitoring fissile material contents inside of a nuclear reactor can include at least a first neutron detector positioned outside a radiation shield and configured to detect a plurality of neutrons originating from the reactor core and having passed through the radiation shield, and configured to generate a first output signal, and a controller communicably linked to the first neutron detector to receive the first output signal and a power output of the nuclear reactor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: Atomic Energy Of Canada Limited / Energie Atomique Du Canada Limitee
    Inventors: Bryan van der Ende, Bhaskar Sur
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR STAND-OFF MONITORING OF NUCLEAR REACTORS USING NEUTRON DETECTION
    Publication number: 20180350473
    Abstract: A system for monitoring fissile material contents inside of a nuclear reactor can include at least a first neutron detector positioned outside a radiation shield and configured to detect a plurality of neutrons originating from the reactor core and having passed through the radiation shield, and configured to generate a first output signal, and a controller communicably linked to the first neutron detector to receive the first output signal and a power output of the nuclear reactor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2017
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Inventors: Bryan van der Ende, Bhaskar Sur