Patents by Inventor Jean-Paul Bombail

Jean-Paul Bombail 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).

  • Assembly and method for injecting water containing a neurton-absorbing element to cool a nuclear reactor core in a crisis situation
    Patent number: 9240252
    Abstract: An assembly is provided including a mobile structure including a main pipe equipped with a first end intended to be connected to a water supply and a second end intended to be connected to a circuit connected to the primary circuit of the reactor, and including between these two ends in the direction of circulation of the water, a pump, a water heating device, an injector for continuously injecting the powdered neutron-absorbing element into the water of the main pipe, a first mixer for mixing and dissolving powder with water and a controller driving and controlling the flow rate of the water and the flow rate of the powder injected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2016
    Assignee: AREVA NP
    Inventors: Thierry Muller, Emilie Maud Guillaume, Jean-Paul Bombail, Michael Guillodo