Patents by Inventor Daniel Pappone

Daniel Pappone 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 testing the steam system of a boiling water reactor
    Publication number: 20070098131
    Abstract: A system and method for predicting acoustic loads expected on a boiling water reactor (BWR) may include a BWR scale model, a test fixture for generating air flow in the scale model, and one or measurement devices for monitoring system behavior to predict how acoustic loads may affect plant operation for the BWR being evaluated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2005
    Publication date: May 3, 2007
    Inventors: Daniel Pappone, Daniel Sommerville, Teddy McDowell, John Lynch, David Galbally, Venkat Ramani, Jeffrey Sanders, Matthew O'Connor
  • Structured approach for risk-informing deterministic safety analyses
    Patent number: 7191108
    Abstract: A risk-informed method for safety analyses of nuclear power generating systems is provided. In an exemplary embodiment, the method includes ordering events by an initiating event frequency, defining an initiating event frequency threshold value, defining acceptance criteria having an adjusted amount of conservatism, where the amount of conservatism is a function of the initiating event frequency, and analyzing an event by a deterministic safety analysis methodology when the event has an event initiating frequency at or above the threshold value, or analyzing an event by a probabilistic risk assessment methodology when the event has an event initiating frequency below the threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2007
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventor: Daniel Pappone
  • Structured approach for risk-informing deterministic safety analyses
    Publication number: 20030235264
    Abstract: A risk-informed method for safety analyses of nuclear power generating systems is provided. In an exemplary embodiment, the method includes ordering events by an initiating event frequency, defining an initiating event frequency threshold value, defining acceptance criteria having an adjusted amount of conservatism, where the amount of conservatism is a function of the initiating event frequency, and analyzing an event by a deterministic safety analysis methodology when the event has an event initiating frequency at or above the threshold value, or analyzing an event by a probabilistic risk assessment methodology when the event has an event initiating frequency below the threshold value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2002
    Publication date: December 25, 2003
    Inventor: Daniel Pappone