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GE HITACHI NUCLEAR ENERGY AMERICAS LLC
US·118 granted patents·34 pending applications·178 citations·filing 2013–2025
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152 records- 0195US11380450B2Methods for airflow control in reactor passive decay heat removal using a damperGE HITACHI NUCLEAR ENERGY AMERICAS LLC·Filed 2021·Granted Jul 5, 2022·10 cites·19 claims
- 0294US11569000B2Passive containment cooling system for a nuclear reactorGE HITACHI NUCLEAR ENERGY AMERICAS LLC·Filed 2022·Granted Jan 31, 2023·9 cites·8 claims
- 0394US10937557B2Systems and methods for airflow control in reactor passive decay heat removalGE HITACHI NUCLEAR ENERGY AMERICAS LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Mar 2, 2021·10 cites·18 claims
- 0493US11482345B2Methods of constructing nuclear power plants with geothermal passive coolingGE HITACHI NUCLEAR ENERGY AMERICAS LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Oct 25, 2022·11 cites·12 claims
- 0593US11373769B2Passive containment cooling system for a nuclear reactorGE HITACHI NUCLEAR ENERGY AMERICAS LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Jun 28, 2022·10 cites·11 claims
- 0693US11031140B2Systems and methods for maintaining cover gas in nuclear reactorsGE HITACHI NUCLEAR ENERGY AMERICAS LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Jun 8, 2021·13 cites·20 claims
- 0793US10650934B2Insulated solution injector, system including the same, and method of injecting using the sameGE HITACHI NUCLEAR ENERGY AMERICAS LLC·Filed 2017·Granted May 12, 2020·10 cites·8 claims
- 0893US10041163B1Plasma spray coating for sealing a defect area in a workpieceGE HITACHI NUCLEAR ENERGY AMERICAS LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Aug 7, 2018·12 cites·18 claims
- 0992US11545274B2Coolant cleanup and heat-sinking systems and methods of operating the sameGE HITACHI NUCLEAR ENERGY AMERICAS LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Jan 3, 2023·9 cites·17 claims
- 1092US11443859B2Natural circulation heat removal system for a nuclear reactor with pile structureGE HITACHI NUCLEAR ENERGY AMERICAS LLC·Filed 2020·Granted Sep 13, 2022·9 cites·18 claims
- 1192US11428564B2Systems and methods for remotely measuring a liquid level using time-domain reflectometry (TDR)GE HITACHI NUCLEAR ENERGY AMERICAS LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Aug 30, 2022·9 cites·17 claims
- 1292US11342085B2Integrated passive cooling containment structure for a nuclear reactorGE HITACHI NUCLEAR ENERGY AMERICAS LLC·Filed 2019·Granted May 24, 2022·9 cites·13 claims
- 1392US10515729B2Insulated solution injector including an insulating liner, system including the same, and method of injecting using the sameGE HITACHI NUCLEAR ENERGY AMERICAS LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Dec 24, 2019·10 cites·18 claims
- 1490US11525374B2Systems and methods for steam reheat in power plantsGE HITACHI NUCLEAR ENERGY AMERICAS LLC·Filed 2020·Granted Dec 13, 2022·3 cites·20 claims
- 1590US11276504B2Digital systems and methods for high precision control in nuclear reactorsGE HITACHI NUCLEAR ENERGY AMERICAS LLC·Filed 2020·Granted Mar 15, 2022·2 cites·7 claims
- 1687US11417435B2Control drum for a mobile nuclear reactorGE HITACHI NUCLEAR ENERGY AMERICAS LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Aug 16, 2022·9 cites·20 claims
- 1786US11978565B2Piping enhancement for backflow prevention in a multiple loop, metal cooled nuclear reactor systemGE HITACHI NUCLEAR ENERGY AMERICAS LLC·Filed 2019·Granted May 7, 2024·3 cites·4 claims
- 1886US10553322B2Modular fluid flow distribution system in which differently shaped plates can be rearranged to different positionsGE HITACHI NUCLEAR ENERGY AMERICAS LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Feb 4, 2020·3 cites·9 claims
- 1984US11984230B2Dual-mode heat removal system that allows first direction natural circulation flow through a heat exchanger during nuclear reactor emergency cooling and allows opposite direction forced flow through the heat exchanger during decay heat removalGE HITACHI NUCLEAR ENERGY AMERICAS LLC·Filed 2020·Granted May 14, 2024·1 cites·19 claims
- 2084US10867712B2Isolation condenser systems for nuclear reactor commercial electricity generationGE HITACHI NUCLEAR ENERGY AMERICAS LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Dec 15, 2020·2 cites·9 claims
- 2183US11280660B2System and method using time-domain reflectometry to measure a level of a liquidGE HITACHI NUCLEAR ENERGY AMERICAS LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Mar 22, 2022·4 cites·20 claims
- 2282US10290380B2Apparatus for inspecting nuclear reactor and method thereofGE—Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas LLC·Filed 2015·Granted May 14, 2019·2 cites·18 claims
- 2381US12444513B2Piping enhancement for backflow prevention in a multiple loop, metal cooled nuclear reactor systemGE HITACHI NUCLEAR ENERGY AMERICAS LLC·Filed 2024·Granted Oct 14, 2025·0 cites·12 claims
- 2481US10872703B2Moveable isolated rod couplings for use in a nuclear reactor control rod driveGE HITACHI NUCLEAR ENERGY AMERICAS LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Dec 22, 2020·1 cites·13 claims
- 2581US10744658B2Nuclear reactor light-based fuel alignment systems and methodsGE HITACHI NUCLEAR ENERGY AMERICAS LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Aug 18, 2020·8 cites·17 claims
- 2681US9833648B2Methods and systems for suppressing pyrophoric metal firesGE HITACHI NUCLEAR ENERGY AMERICAS LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Dec 5, 2017·3 cites·19 claims
- 2780US10760603B2Apparatuses and methods for structurally replacing cracked welds in nuclear power plantsGE HITACHI NUCLEAR ENERGY AMERICAS LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Sep 1, 2020·1 cites·8 claims
- 2879US2026045379A1Systems and methods for reducing noncondensable gas buildup in coolant systemsGE HITACHI NUCLEAR ENERGY AMERICAS LLC·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 2977US10566097B2Intermixing feedwater sparger nozzles and methods for using the same in nuclear reactorsGE HITACHI NUCLEAR ENERGY AMERICAS LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Feb 18, 2020·1 cites·18 claims
- 3076US12456556B2Coolant cleanup and heat-sinking systems and methods of operating the sameGE HITACHI NUCLEAR ENERGY AMERICAS LLC·Filed 2023·Granted Oct 28, 2025·0 cites·13 claims
- 3176US11728050B2Methods of moving an induction coil to move a control element in a nuclear reactorGE HITACHI NUCLEAR ENERGY AMERICAS LLC·Filed 2020·Granted Aug 15, 2023·0 cites·20 claims
- 3276US10910115B2Digital systems and methods for high precision control in nuclear reactorsGE HITACHI NUCLEAR ENERGY AMERICAS LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Feb 2, 2021·1 cites·13 claims
- 3375US11721443B2Stationary isolated rod couplings for use in a nuclear reactor control rod driveGE HITACHI NUCLEAR ENERGY AMERICAS LLC·Filed 2020·Granted Aug 8, 2023·0 cites·20 claims
- 3475US10706973B2Very simplified boiling water reactors for commercial electricity generationGE HITACHI NUCLEAR ENERGY AMERICAS LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Jul 7, 2020·1 cites·16 claims
- 3575US2024304348A1Method of communicating temperature data including a heating element coupled to temperature sensor at interfaceGE HITACHI NUCLEAR ENERGY AMERICAS LLC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 3675US2024312650A1Boiling water reactorsGE HITACHI NUCLEAR ENERGY AMERICAS LLC·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 3774US11828204B2Systems and methods for steam reheat in power plantsGE HITACHI NUCLEAR ENERGY AMERICAS LLC·Filed 2022·Granted Nov 28, 2023·0 cites·20 claims
- 3874US11501886B2Magnetically-actuated isolated rod couplings for use in a nuclear reactor control rod driveGE HITACHI NUCLEAR ENERGY AMERICAS LLC·Filed 2020·Granted Nov 15, 2022·0 cites·8 claims
- 3974US2024304347A1Multi-mode heat removal systems for nuclear reactors and methods of using the sameGE HITACHI NUCLEAR ENERGY AMERICAS LLC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 4073US11904397B2Electrical discharge machining assemblies and methods for using the sameGE HITACHI NUCLEAR ENERGY AMERICAS LLC·Filed 2022·Granted Feb 20, 2024·0 cites·17 claims
- 4173US11798695B2Method of configuring liquid metal-cooled nuclear reactor with backflow electromagnetic pump (EMP)GE HITACHI NUCLEAR ENERGY AMERICAS LLC·Filed 2021·Granted Oct 24, 2023·0 cites·11 claims
- 4272US11530764B2Method and apparatus for repairing a jet pump slip jointGE HITACHI NUCLEAR ENERGY AMERICAS LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Dec 20, 2022·0 cites·5 claims
- 4370US12437890B2Systems and methods for reducing noncondensable gas buildup in coolant systemsGE HITACHI NUCLEAR ENERGY AMERICAS LLC·Filed 2022·Granted Oct 7, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 4470US11749416B2Boiling water reactor blade guide and exchange toolGE—Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas LLC·Filed 2022·Granted Sep 5, 2023·0 cites·7 claims
- 4570US11530769B2Reactor pressure vessel including pipe restraint device, and/or pipe restraint deviceGE HITACHI NUCLEAR ENERGY AMERICAS LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Dec 20, 2022·0 cites·4 claims
- 4670US11387008B2Passive containment cooling system for boiling water reactor and method of installationGE HITACHI NUCLEAR ENERGY AMERICAS LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Jul 12, 2022·1 cites·15 claims
- 4770US11232875B2Feedwater sparger nozzle repair assemblyGE HITACHI NUCLEAR ENERGY AMERICAS LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Jan 25, 2022·0 cites·14 claims
- 4869US11657923B2Feedwater sparger nozzle repair assemblyGE HITACHI NUCLEAR ENERGY AMERICAS LLC·Filed 2021·Granted May 23, 2023·0 cites·6 claims
- 4969US10867713B2Methods of storing nuclear reactor internalsGE HITACHI NUCLEAR ENERGY AMERICAS LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Dec 15, 2020·0 cites·6 claims
- 5068US12062460B2Apparatus with flow assembly including temperature sensors and heating elementGE HITACHI NUCLEAR ENERGY AMERICAS LLC·Filed 2021·Granted Aug 13, 2024·0 cites·14 claims
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