Patents by Inventor Henry Boccon-Gibod

Henry Boccon-Gibod 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 collecting purge liquids and gases in an installation containing substances which may possess a certain degree of radioactivity
    Patent number: 4473529
    Abstract: A self-contained and movable device for collecting purge liquids and gases in an installation containing radioactive substances, comprising a detachable and transportable vessel (5) of small dimensions, a closure of the purge outlet (2) which can be operated from outside the vessel (5), a movable unit (7) for drawing off and collecting the purged liquids and gases, and a flexible tube (6) connecting the vessel (5) and the movable drawing-off and collecting unit (7). The invention applies particularly to the purging of the cooling circuit under shut-down conditions of a pressurized water nuclear reactor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 1981
    Date of Patent: September 25, 1984
    Assignee: Framatome
    Inventor: Henry Boccon-Gibod