Patents by Inventor Claude CRENN

Claude CRENN 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).

  • Vibration-inhibiting bar for a steam generator tube bundle
    Patent number: 10641480
    Abstract: A vibration-inhibiting bar is provided that is interposed between bends of the tubes of two adjacent banks of tubes of a U tube bundle of a steam generator and includes at least one internal element, referred to as a damping element, designed to mechanically damp the vibrations of the tubes; and at least one external element, referred to as percussion element, in contact with the damping element, the percussion element being designed to be in contact with the bends of the tubes of the bundle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: AREVA NP
    Inventor: Claude Crenn
  • VIBRATION-INHIBITING BAR FOR A STEAM GENERATOR TUBE BUNDLE
    Publication number: 20160146454
    Abstract: A vibration-inhibiting bar is provided that is interposed between bends of the tubes of two adjacent banks of tubes of a U tube bundle of a steam generator and includes at least one internal element, referred to as a damping element, designed to mechanically damp the vibrations of the tubes; and at least one external element, referred to as percussion element, in contact with the damping element, the percussion element being designed to be in contact with the bends of the tubes of the bundle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2014
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Inventor: Claude CRENN