Patents by Inventor Sylvain Croxatto

Sylvain Croxatto 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).

  • System for the emergency cooling of a pressurized water nuclear reactor core
    Patent number: 4587079
    Abstract: An emergency cooling device for a water-cooled nuclear reactor comprises a heat exchanger integrated into a reactor vessel and submerged in the reactor water. One of the ends of the circuit of this exchanger is connected by means of a three-way valve to the upstream valve, while its other end is connected across a downstream valve and a second untreated water-operated cooling exchanger to the cold water tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 1982
    Date of Patent: May 6, 1986
    Assignee: Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique
    Inventors: Maurice Fajeau, Sylvain Croxatto