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WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CO LLC
US·355 granted patents·107 pending applications·1,365 citations·filing 1998–2025
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462 records- 0196US12421593B2Fiber reinforced multi-layered wear and corrosion coatings of zirconium alloy nuclear fuel claddingWESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CO LLC·Filed 2022·Granted Sep 23, 2025·1 cites·22 claims
- 0296US12278017B2Silicon carbide reinforced zirconium based claddingWESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CO LLC·Filed 2022·Granted Apr 15, 2025·2 cites·5 claims
- 0396US11430578B2Subcritical reactivity monitor utilizing prompt self-powered in-core detectorsWESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CO LLC·Filed 2020·Granted Aug 30, 2022·3 cites·12 claims
- 0496US7647829B2Steam generator nondestructive examination methodWESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CO LLC·Filed 2006·Granted Jan 19, 2010·38 cites·22 claims
- 0595US7798535B2Pipe clampWESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CO LLC·Filed 2007·Granted Sep 21, 2010·39 cites·17 claims
- 0695US6735549B2Predictive maintenance display systemWESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CO LLC·Filed 2001·Granted May 11, 2004·137 cites·10 claims
- 0794US9528952B1Pulsed neutron generated prompt gamma emission measurement system for surface defect detection and analysisWESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CO LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Dec 27, 2016·8 cites·20 claims
- 0894US7870299B1Advanced logic systemWESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CO LLC·Filed 2008·Granted Jan 11, 2011·76 cites·74 claims
- 0994US7668284B2Tube-in-tube threaded dashpot end plugWESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CO LLC·Filed 2008·Granted Feb 23, 2010·37 cites·5 claims
- 1094US7412021B2Advanced gray rod control assemblyWESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CO LLC·Filed 2005·Granted Aug 12, 2008·25 cites·19 claims
- 1194US7224761B2Method and algorithm for searching and optimizing nuclear reactor core loading patternsWESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CO LLC·Filed 2004·Granted May 29, 2007·50 cites·11 claims
- 1293US7815964B2Method of applying a burnable poison onto the exterior of nuclear rod claddingWESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CO LLC·Filed 2007·Granted Oct 19, 2010·9 cites·21 claims
- 1392US11650016B2Method of installing a heat pipe wick into a container of differing thermal expansion coefficientWESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CO LLC·Filed 2020·Granted May 16, 2023·3 cites·22 claims
- 1492US10446283B2System and process for production and collection of radioisotopesWESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CO LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Oct 15, 2019·4 cites·7 claims
- 1592US7668280B2Nuclear fuel assemblyWESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CO LLC·Filed 2006·Granted Feb 23, 2010·33 cites·11 claims
- 1692US7548602B2Spacer grid with mixing vanes and nuclear fuel assembly employing the sameWESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CO LLC·Filed 2006·Granted Jun 16, 2009·31 cites·29 claims
- 1792US7453972B2Nuclear fuel assembly control rod drive thimble to bottom nozzle connectorWESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CO LLC·Filed 2006·Granted Nov 18, 2008·44 cites·10 claims
- 1892US7085340B2Nuclear reactor fuel assembliesWESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CO LLC·Filed 2003·Granted Aug 1, 2006·52 cites·10 claims
- 1991US10510450B2Heat pipe molten salt fast reactor with stagnant liquid coreWESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CO LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Dec 17, 2019·7 cites·16 claims
- 2091US10060018B2Kinetically applied gradated Zr-Al-C ceramic or Ti-Al-C ceramic or amorphous or semi-amorphous stainless steel with nuclear grade zirconium alloy metal structureWESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CO LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Aug 28, 2018·5 cites·12 claims
- 2190US11780122B2Internal hydroforming method for manufacturing heat pipe wicksWESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CO LLC·Filed 2020·Granted Oct 10, 2023·2 cites·18 claims
- 2290US11721445B2Replacement thermal sleeve for a reactor vessel closure head penetration adapter of control rod drive mechanismWESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CO LLC·Filed 2022·Granted Aug 8, 2023·2 cites·19 claims
- 2390US11621091B2Temperature measurement sensor using material with a temperature dependent neutron capture cross sectionWESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CO LLC·Filed 2020·Granted Apr 4, 2023·2 cites·18 claims
- 2490US11404175B2Silicon carbide reinforced zirconium based claddingWESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CO LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Aug 2, 2022·3 cites·19 claims
- 2590US10566101B2Apparatus for degassing a nuclear reactor coolant systemWESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CO LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Feb 18, 2020·4 cites·7 claims
- 2690US9982350B2Multilayer composite fuel clad system with high temperature hermeticity and accident toleranceWESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CO LLC·Filed 2015·Granted May 29, 2018·8 cites·13 claims
- 2790US7824640B1Two step dry UO2 production process utilizing a positive sealing valve means between stepsWESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CO LLC·Filed 2009·Granted Nov 2, 2010·15 cites·15 claims
- 2889US12044815B2Fixed in-core detector design using sic Schottky diodes configured with a high axial and radial sensor density and enhanced fission gamma measurement sensitivityWESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CO LLC·Filed 2021·Granted Jul 23, 2024·1 cites·14 claims
- 2989US10832825B2Detection apparatus usable in a nuclear reactor, and associated methodWESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CO LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Nov 10, 2020·4 cites·19 claims
- 3089US10459227B2Method of visually outputting to a worker during an operation a number of parameters pertaining to the operation, and associated apparatusWESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CO LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Oct 29, 2019·13 cites·19 claims
- 3189US9831375B2Solid state radiation detector with enhanced gamma radiation sensitivityWESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CO LLC·Filed 2013·Granted Nov 28, 2017·12 cites·10 claims
- 3289US6442227B1Sleeve assembly for nuclear fuel racksWESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CO LLC·Filed 2000·Granted Aug 27, 2002·49 cites·16 claims
- 3388US11200996B2System and process for production and collection of radioisotopesWESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CO LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Dec 14, 2021·2 cites·10 claims
- 3488US11170903B2Method and system to detect and locate the in-core position of fuel bundles with cladding perforations in candu-style nuclear reactorsWESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CO LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Nov 9, 2021·2 cites·10 claims
- 3588US6608880B2Reduced pressure drop debris filter bottom nozzle for a fuel assembly of a nuclear reactorWESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CO LLC·Filed 2001·Granted Aug 19, 2003·30 cites·20 claims
- 3687US11947054B2Device and method for rapidly measuring the activity of nuclear isotopes contained within a cylindrical enclosure using the current output from a lead self-powered detector elementWESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CO LLC·Filed 2022·Granted Apr 2, 2024·2 cites·20 claims
- 3787US11179464B2System for the direct production of therapeutic yttrium-90 for cancer treatmentWESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CO LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Nov 23, 2021·2 cites·17 claims
- 3887US9455053B2SiC matrix fuel cladding tube with spark plasma sintered end plugsWESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CO LLC·Filed 2013·Granted Sep 27, 2016·6 cites·19 claims
- 3986US12476017B2Modular radioisotope production capsules and related methodWESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CO LLC·Filed 2020·Granted Nov 18, 2025·1 cites·14 claims
- 4086US10734121B2Double-sealed fuel rod end plug for ceramic-containing claddingWESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CO LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Aug 4, 2020·4 cites·5 claims
- 4186US10475542B2Nuclear fuel rodWESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CO LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Nov 12, 2019·4 cites·12 claims
- 4286US7596198B1Over temperature and over power delta temperature operating margin recovery method and reactor system employing the sameWESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CO LLC·Filed 2006·Granted Sep 29, 2009·9 cites·5 claims
- 4385US12243660B2Detection apparatus comprising a resonant electrical circuit located within a nuclear fuel rodWESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CO LLC·Filed 2023·Granted Mar 4, 2025·0 cites·12 claims
- 4485US12080434B2Radioisotope activity surveillance apparatus, system, and methodWESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CO LLC·Filed 2020·Granted Sep 3, 2024·2 cites·12 claims
- 4585US11506634B2Ultrasonic phased array transducer for the NDE inspection of the jet pump riser welds and welded attachmentsWESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CO LLC·Filed 2020·Granted Nov 22, 2022·2 cites·14 claims
- 4685US10672527B2In-core transmitter device structured to wirelessly emit signals corresponding to detected neutron fluxWESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CO LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Jun 2, 2020·2 cites·16 claims
- 4785US10557828B2Ultrasonic phased array transducer for the NDE inspection of the jet pump riser welds and welded attachmentsWESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CO LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Feb 11, 2020·2 cites·11 claims
- 4885US9922737B1Reactor internals sensor insertsWESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CO LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Mar 20, 2018·5 cites·22 claims
- 4985US9640290B2Solid state electrical generatorWESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CO LLC·Filed 2014·Granted May 2, 2017·3 cites·16 claims
- 5085US9437333B2Apparatus and method to control sensor position in limited access areas within a nuclear reactorWESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CO LLC·Filed 2013·Granted Sep 6, 2016·3 cites·7 claims
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