Patents by Inventor Francis R. Thaulez

Francis R. Thaulez 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).

  • Dropped rod protection insensitive to large load loss
    Patent number: 4716009
    Abstract: A protection system such for a nuclear power plant shuts down the reactor in response to the detection of a negative flux rate characteristic of a dropped rod, but inhibits the trip if the specified negative flux rate is preceded within a selected time interval by a positive flux rate characteristic of a net load rejection when the moderation temperature coefficient is highly negative.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 1985
    Date of Patent: December 29, 1987
    Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Corp.
    Inventor: Francis R. Thaulez