Patents by Inventor Denis Schlaudecker

Denis Schlaudecker 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 the remote feeding of cylindrical pieces to an automatic machine, such as a machine plugging the tubes of a steam generator of a pressurized-water nuclear reactor
    Patent number: 4784561
    Abstract: The feed device comprises a housing (10) of sufficient size to contain a cylindrical piece (15), equipped with a removable cover (20), through which passes a nozzle (24) connected to a compressed-air distribution source (25, 26). A flexible pipe (11) is fastened at one of its ends to the housing (10). A loading unit (12) consisting of a fixed part (28) and of a rotary arm (29) is connected to the end of the flexible pipe (11) opposite the housing (10). The pieces (15) can, in particular, be plugs for plugging the tubes of a steam generator of a pressurized-water nuclear reactor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 1987
    Date of Patent: November 15, 1988
    Assignee: Framatome
    Inventors: Jean P. Cartry, Denis Schlaudecker