Patents by Inventor James Shaug

James Shaug 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).

  • Computer-implemented method and system for designing a nuclear reactor core which satisfies licensing criteria
    Patent number: 8873698
    Abstract: In a computer-implemented method of designing a nuclear reactor of a given reactor plant, an initial, test reactor core design is generated for the given plant based on a plurality of limits input by a user. The limits include a plurality of transient licensing constraints to be satisfied for operating the given plant. The method includes selecting, from a set of automated tools, one or more automated tools to evaluate the test core design, and operating one of more of selected automated tools to output data for display to the user. The displayed data is related to a core design that satisfies the limits inclusive of the transient licensing constraints.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Global Nuclear Fuel—Americas, LLC
    Inventors: David Joseph Kropaczek, Jens Andersen, James Shaug, Mehdi Asgari
  • Computer-implemented method and system for designing a nuclear reactor core which satisfies licensing criteria
    Publication number: 20070213959
    Abstract: In a computer-implemented method of designing a nuclear reactor of a given reactor plant, an initial, test reactor core design is generated for the given plant based on a plurality of limits input by a user. The limits include a plurality of transient licensing constraints to be satisfied for operating the given plant. The method includes selecting, from a set of automated tools, one or more automated tools to evaluate the test core design, and operating one of more of selected automated tools to output data for display to the user. The displayed data is related to a core design that satisfies the limits inclusive of the transient licensing constraints.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2006
    Publication date: September 13, 2007
    Inventors: David Kropaczek, Jens Andersen, James Shaug, Mehdi Asgari