Patents by Inventor Samuel Caylor

Samuel Caylor 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).

  • Non-intrusive error detection techniques for control and shutdown rod position in nuclear reactors
    Patent number: 10446278
    Abstract: Non-intrusive error detection techniques for control and shutdown rod position in nuclear reactors, including methods of monitoring digital rod position indication (DRPI) signals of a DRPI system of a nuclear power plant. The methods include acquiring digital rod position signals at a point between a DRPI display cabinet and a DRPI data cabinet of the DRPI system, and processing the digital rod position signals to identify variations in a signal level and a signal timing of the digital rod position signals to determine rod position errors of the DRPI system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: Analysis and Measurement Services Corporation
    Inventors: Samuel Caylor, Hashem M. Hashemian, Gregory W. Morton
  • NON-INTRUSIVE ERROR DETECTION TECHNIQUES FOR CONTROL AND SHUTDOWN ROD POSITION IN NUCLEAR REACTORS
    Publication number: 20160365161
    Abstract: Non-intrusive error detection techniques for control and shutdown rod position in nuclear reactors, including methods of monitoring digital rod position indication (DRPI) signals of a DRPI system of a nuclear power plant. The methods include acquiring digital rod position signals at a point between a DRPI display cabinet and a DRPI data cabinet of the DRPI system, and processing the digital rod position signals to identify variations in a signal level and a signal timing of the digital rod position signals to determine rod position errors of the DRPI system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2016
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Inventors: Samuel Caylor, Hashem M. Hashemian, Gregory W. Morton
  • Systems and methods of monitoring control rods of a nuclear power plant
    Patent number: 9431137
    Abstract: A diagnostic system to monitor digital rod position indication (DRPI) signals of a DRPI system of a nuclear power plant, including a digital diagnostic unit connected between a DRPI display cabinet and a DRPI data cabinet of the DRPI system to monitor digital rod position signals of the DRPI data cabinet. The digital rod position signals include digital rod address signals and digital rod position data signals such that the digital diagnostic unit detects signal level variation and signal timing variation of the digital rod address signals and the digital rod position data signals to determine rod position errors of the DRPI system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: Analysis and Measurement Services Corporation
    Inventors: Gregory W. Morton, Hashem M. Hashemian, Samuel Caylor, Jacob McCulley
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF MONITORING CONTROL RODS OF A NUCLEAR POWER PLANT
    Publication number: 20130148772
    Abstract: A diagnostic system to monitor digital rod position indication (DRPI) signals of a DRPI system of a nuclear power plant, including a digital diagnostic unit connected between a DRPI display cabinet and a DRPI data cabinet of the DRPI system to monitor digital rod position signals of the DRPI data cabinet. The digital rod position signals include digital rod address signals and digital rod position data signals such that the digital diagnostic unit detects signal level variation and signal timing variation of the digital rod address signals and the digital rod position data signals to determine rod position errors of the DRPI system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2012
    Publication date: June 13, 2013
    Applicant: Analysis and Measurement Services Corporation
    Inventors: Gregory W. Morton, Hashem M. Hashemian, Samuel Caylor, Jacob McCulley