Patents by Inventor Jean-Marie Bouretz

Jean-Marie Bouretz 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 removing dust from nuclear fuel pellets
    Patent number: 5540001
    Abstract: The invention concerns a device for removing dust from nuclear fuel pellets.The object of the invention is to embody a device able to simply and effectively remove dust from pellets coated with dust, including non-electrically charged dust.This aim is obtained by using a device including a dedusting tube (1) inside which said pellets (35) circulate, said tube (1) being provided at its inlet extremity (2) with a gas injection orifice, an opening for introducing the pellets to be dedusted and means to create a laminar flow of dedusting gas around the pellets circulating in said tube, said tube (1) being further provided at its outlet extremity (4) with a gas and dust suction opening and an opening for recovering the dedusted pellets (35).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 1993
    Date of Patent: July 30, 1996
    Assignee: Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique
    Inventors: Jean-Marie Bouretz, Herve Bernard