Patents by Inventor Alain Beziat

Alain Beziat 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).

  • Container for radioactive materials and process for closing same
    Patent number: 7321128
    Abstract: The invention relates to a container (1) for radioactive materials comprising a main hollow body (2) as well as a cover (6) made of at least one first metallic material, the cover being capable of being fixed on the main hollow body by means of sealing means (26) made of a second metallic material poured into a groove (24) defined by the cover and the main hollow body of the container. According to the invention, the cover (6) and the main hollow body (2) are made solid with the sealing means (26) by means of a bonding zone (28), formed by chemical reaction between the first and second metallic materials. The invention likewise concerns a process for closing of such a container (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2008
    Assignee: Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique
    Inventors: Alain Beziat, Richard Levoy
  • Container for radioactive materials and process for closing same
    Publication number: 20060060801
    Abstract: The invention relates to a container (1) for radioactive materials comprising a main hollow body (2) as well as a cover (6) made of at least one first metallic material, the cover being capable of being fixed on the main hollow body by means of sealing means (26) made of a second metallic material poured into a groove (24) defined by the cover and the main hollow body of the container. According to the invention, the cover (6) and the main hollow body (2) are made solid with the sealing means (26) by means of a bonding zone (28), formed by chemical reaction between the first and second metallic materials. The invention likewise concerns a process for closing of such a container (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2003
    Publication date: March 23, 2006
    Applicant: Commissariat A L'Energie Atomique
    Inventors: Alain Beziat, Richard Levoy