Patents by Inventor Mark J. ENDRE

Mark J. ENDRE 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).

  • DISTRIBUTED MODULAR NUCLEAR POWER PLANT LAYOUT ARCHITECTURE
    Publication number: 20240079155
    Abstract: A nuclear power plant includes a nuclear structure, a frontline support equipment, and a support structure. The nuclear structure includes, and is configured to protect from incurring damage due to a damaging event, at least one of a nuclear reactor or a nuclear fuel storage. The frontline support equipment is configured to perform a fundamental safety function. The support structure is spatially separate from the nuclear structure and includes an initiating support equipment configured to trigger the frontline support equipment to perform the fundamental safety function such that the fundamental safety function is performed independently of the initiating support equipment subsequent to the triggering. The support structure may be a non-protected structure that is not configured to protect the initiating support equipment from incurring damage due to the damaging event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Applicant: GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas LLC
    Inventors: Derek BASS, Dennis HENNEKE, Tatjana B. KIRBY, Luben I. TODOROVSKI, Mark J. ENDRE
  • Distributed modular nuclear power plant layout architecture
    Patent number: 11842821
    Abstract: A nuclear power plant includes a nuclear structure, a frontline support equipment, and a support structure. The nuclear structure includes, and is configured to protect from incurring damage due to a damaging event, at least one of a nuclear reactor or a nuclear fuel storage. The frontline support equipment is configured to perform a fundamental safety function. The support structure is spatially separate from the nuclear structure and includes an initiating support equipment configured to trigger the frontline support equipment to perform the fundamental safety function such that the fundamental safety function is performed independently of the initiating support equipment subsequent to the triggering. The support structure may be a non-protected structure that is not configured to protect the initiating support equipment from incurring damage due to the damaging event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas LLC
    Inventors: Derek Bass, Dennis Henneke, Tatjana B. Kirby, Luben I. Todorovski, Mark J. Endre
  • DISTRIBUTED MODULAR NUCLEAR POWER PLANT LAYOUT ARCHITECTURE
    Publication number: 20220328205
    Abstract: A nuclear power plant includes a nuclear structure, a frontline support equipment, and a support structure. The nuclear structure includes, and is configured to protect from incurring damage due to a damaging event, at least one of a nuclear reactor or a nuclear fuel storage. The frontline support equipment is configured to perform a fundamental safety function. The support structure is spatially separate from the nuclear structure and includes an initiating support equipment configured to trigger the frontline support equipment to perform the fundamental safety function such that the fundamental safety function is performed independently of the initiating support equipment subsequent to the triggering. The support structure may be a non-protected structure that is not configured to protect the initiating support equipment from incurring damage due to the damaging event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2022
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Applicant: GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas LLC
    Inventors: Derek BASS, Dennis HENNEKE, Tatjana B. KIRBY, Luben I. TODOROVSKI, Mark J. ENDRE