Patents by Inventor Christophe Journeau

Christophe Journeau 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).

  • Device for Mitigating Serious Accidents for a Nuclear Fuel Assembly, With Improved Effectiveness
    Publication number: 20130216016
    Abstract: Passive safety device (104) designed to be placed near the top of a nuclear fuel assembly (102), comprising: a neutron-absorbing material and a material capable of forming a low melting point eutectic with the material forming the cladding of the nuclear fuel rods (8) in the assembly (102), and fused means (28) to retain said materials in the high position in the assembly (102).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2011
    Publication date: August 22, 2013
    Applicant: Commissariat a L'energie atomique et aux energies alternatives
    Inventor: Christophe Journeau