Patents by Inventor Gilles Polydor

Gilles Polydor 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).

  • Patent number: 7266421
    Abstract: The control system is used to control manipulation equipment (41) and carrying equipment (43) confined in a containment (40) inaccessible to operators and to perform maintenance operations related to electronic circuits for onboard equipment enclosed in the containment (40). Control is achieved by “onboard” means in the containment (40) composed mainly of a power supply box (1) and one or several control boxes (20) fixed onto a base (44) placed permanently on the carrying equipment (43) of the manipulation equipment (41). Several power supply circuits and electronic control boards are provided to enable redundant operation. Application to remote manipulation equipment used for dismantling and reprocessing of contaminated equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2007
    Assignee: Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique
    Inventors: Michel Blayrac, Gilles Polydor, André Sault, Michel Martin
  • Patent number: 5363420
    Abstract: This system is able to intervene on the inner pane (2) of a "high activity` cell whilst ensuring the biological and radiological protection of operators.It includes means able to extract the shielding window (5) of the orifice and a protective screen (7) mounted moving with respect to a fixed structure (20, 21) and intended to block up the orifice of the cell when the shielding window (5) is extracted. It includes handling means, such as pliers (32), for intervening on the pane (2) with equipment able to be passed through the shield (7) by means of a spring barrel (36).Application for cleaning of the sealing pane (2) on "high activity" screened cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 8, 1994
    Assignee: Compagnie Generale des Matieres Nucleaires
    Inventors: Gilles Polydor, Jean-Claude Mathon