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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2002
Filed:
Nov. 06, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Mark L. Kantrowitz, Portland, CT (US);
Dario Bollacasa, Weathersfield, CT (US);
Mo Chen Hsu, Windsor, CT (US);
Assignee:
Westinghouse Electric Company LLC, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G21C 1/700 ; G21C 1/7108 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G21C 1/700 ; G21C 1/7108 ;
Abstract
A method for determining a reduced ICI patterns is provided to achieve core monitoring and surveillance and other required functions using fewer ICIs. Candidate ICI patterns having a reduced number of ICIs relative to the existing pattern are first selected according to predetermined selection considerations. After selection, the candidate patterns are evaluated according to predetermined evaluation criteria.