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David Joseph Kropaczek
Also filed as: KROPACZEK DAVID J · KROPACZEK DAVID JOSEPH
28 granted patents·3 pending applications·291 citations·filing 2001–2009
96Inventor score
Files withGLOBAL NUCLEAR FUEL AMERICAS19GEN ELECTRIC4KROPACZEK DAVID JOSEPH3GLOBAL NUCLEAR FUELS AMERICAS LLC1RUSSELL II WILLIAM EARL1
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31 records- 0191US7461038B2Method and apparatus for evaluating robustness of proposed solution to constraint problem and considering robustness in developing a constraint problem solutionGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2005·Granted Dec 2, 2008·26 cites·15 claims
- 0289US6862329B1In-cycle shuffleGLOBAL NUCLEAR FUEL AMERICAS·Filed 2003·Granted Mar 1, 2005·45 cites·24 claims
- 0386US7200541B2Method and arrangement for determining nuclear reactor core designsGLOBAL NUCLEAR FUEL AMERICAS·Filed 2002·Granted Apr 3, 2007·20 cites·31 claims
- 0484US7685079B2Methods for evaluating robustness of solutions to constraint problemsGLOBAL NUCLEAR FUEL AMERICAS·Filed 2006·Granted Mar 23, 2010·8 cites·20 claims
- 0583US7409032B2Method of fuel bundle consideration in a reactorGLOBAL NUCLEAR FUEL AMERICAS·Filed 2005·Granted Aug 5, 2008·6 cites·11 claims
- 0682US7424412B2Method of determining nuclear reactor core design with reduced control blade densityGLOBAL NUCLEAR FUEL AMERICAS·Filed 2004·Granted Sep 9, 2008·35 cites·18 claims
- 0781US7574337B2Method of determining a fresh fuel bundle design for a core of a nuclear reactorGLOBAL NUCLEAR FUEL AMERICAS·Filed 2004·Granted Aug 11, 2009·43 cites·13 claims
- 0879US7555092B2System and method for continuous optimization of control-variables during operation of a nuclear reactorGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2003·Granted Jun 30, 2009·18 cites·11 claims
- 0978US7613272B2Methods of using fuel bundle groups as evaluation constraintsGLOBAL NUCLEAR FUEL AMERICAS·Filed 2008·Granted Nov 3, 2009·3 cites·3 claims
- 1077US7941305B2Method and apparatus for moving nuclear fuelGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2009·Granted May 10, 2011·4 cites·17 claims
- 1177US7222061B2Method and arrangement for developing rod patterns in nuclear reactorsGLOBAL NUCLEAR FUEL AMERICAS·Filed 2002·Granted May 22, 2007·12 cites·39 claims
- 1274US7532698B2Systems and methods of predicting a critical effective k for a nuclear reactorGLOBAL NUCLEAR FUEL AMERICAS·Filed 2006·Granted May 12, 2009·5 cites·24 claims
- 1371US7616727B2Methods of editing fuel bundle groupsGLOBAL NUCLEAR FUEL AMERICAS·Filed 2008·Granted Nov 10, 2009·1 cites·5 claims
- 1466US7437276B2Method and apparatus for evaluating a proposed solution to a constraint problemGLOBAL NUCLEAR FUEL AMERICAS·Filed 2004·Granted Oct 14, 2008·8 cites·20 claims
- 1566US7366273B2Method of determining margins to operating limits for nuclear reactor operationGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2005·Granted Apr 29, 2008·3 cites·12 claims
- 1666US7337099B2Method, arrangement and computer program for generating database of fuel bundle designs for nuclear reactorsGLOBAL NUCLEAR FUEL AMERICAS·Filed 2004·Granted Feb 26, 2008·8 cites·17 claims
- 1765US7231333B2Method and arrangement for developing core loading patterns in nuclear reactorsGLOBAL NUCLEAR FUEL AMERICAS·Filed 2003·Granted Jun 12, 2007·8 cites·30 claims
- 1864US7672815B2Method and apparatus for evaluating a proposed solution to a constraint problemGLOBAL NUCLEAR FUEL AMERICAS·Filed 2004·Granted Mar 2, 2010·12 cites·8 claims
- 1963US8873698B2Computer-implemented method and system for designing a nuclear reactor core which satisfies licensing criteriaKROPACZEK DAVID JOSEPH·Filed 2006·Granted Oct 28, 2014·3 cites·19 claims
- 2062US8582713B2Method for improving energy output of a nuclear reactor, method for determining natural uranium blanket layer for a fuel bundle, and a fuel bundle having a variable blanket layerKROPACZEK DAVID JOSEPH·Filed 2006·Granted Nov 12, 2013·1 cites·4 claims
- 2162US8109766B2Method for predicted reactor simulationRUSSELL II WILLIAM EARL·Filed 2003·Granted Feb 7, 2012·5 cites·34 claims
- 2262US7693249B2Method of improving nuclear reactor performanceGLOBAL NUCLEAR FUEL AMERICAS·Filed 2003·Granted Apr 6, 2010·5 cites·24 claims
- 2358US7487133B2Method and apparatus for adaptively determining weight factors within the context of an objective functionGLOBAL NUCLEAR FUEL AMERICAS·Filed 2002·Granted Feb 3, 2009·6 cites·30 claims
- 2458US7266481B2Method, arrangement and computer program for determining standardized rod types for nuclear reactorsGLOBAL NUCLEAR FUEL AMERICAS·Filed 2004·Granted Sep 4, 2007·3 cites·18 claims
- 2556US7636652B2Method and apparatus for facilitating recovery of nuclear fuel from a fuel poolGLOBAL NUCLEAR FUEL AMERICAS·Filed 2003·Granted Dec 22, 2009·3 cites·14 claims
- 2645US9047995B2Method and system for designing a nuclear reactor core for uprated power operationsKROPACZEK DAVID JOSEPH·Filed 2006·Granted Jun 2, 2015·0 cites·19 claims
- 2744US7499840B2Method and apparatus for creating and editing a nuclear reactor core loading templateGLOBAL NUCLEAR FUEL AMERICAS·Filed 2003·Granted Mar 3, 2009·0 cites·13 claims
- 2843US2003086520A1System and method for continuous optimization of control-variables during operation of a nuclear reactorRUSSELL WILLIAM EARL·Filed 2001·Application pending·0 cites
- 2942US2004059549A1Method and apparatus for evaluating a proposed solution to a constraint problemFiled 2002·Application pending·0 cites
- 3038US2004191734A1Method and arrangement for determining fresh fuel loading patterns for nuclear reactorsFiled 2003·Application pending·0 cites
- 3136US8041548B2Method and apparatus for evaluating a proposed solution to a constraint problem for a nuclear reactor involving channel deformationGLOBAL NUCLEAR FUELS AMERICAS LLC·Filed 2004·Granted Oct 18, 2011·0 cites·9 claims
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