Patents by Inventor Jonathan E. Baisch

Jonathan E. Baisch 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).

  • Digital nuclear control rod control system
    Patent number: 8670515
    Abstract: A digital rod control system that employs separate power modules to energize the respective coils of a magnetic jack control rod drive rod drive system so that two, independently powered grippers can simultaneously support the control rod drive rod when it is not in motion to avoid dropped rods. The basic building block of the system is two or more selecting cabinets which receive multiplex power from at least one moving cabinet and are under the control of a single logic cabinet. Each of the cabinets include monitoring features to confirm the reliability of the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Company LLC
    Inventors: Charles J. Roslund, Louis G. Ottobre, Christopher P. Meier, Jonathan E. Baisch, Jay B. Metha, Fred H. Bednar, Rololfo I. Pinal
  • DIGITAL NUCLEAR CONTROL ROD CONTROL SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20110026660
    Abstract: A digital rod control system that employs separate power modules to energize the respective coils of a magnetic jack control rod drive rod drive system so that two, independently powered grippers can simultaneously support the control rod drive rod when it is not in motion to avoid dropped rods. The basic building block of the system is two or more selecting cabinets which receive multiplex power from at least one moving cabinet and are under the control of a single logic cabinet. Each of the cabinets include monitoring features to confirm the reliability of the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2010
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Applicant: Westinghouse Electric Company LLC
    Inventors: Christopher P. Meier, Jonathan E. Baisch, Charles J. Roslund, Louis G. Ottobre, Jay B. Mehta, Fred H. Bednar, Rodolfo I. Pinal