Patents by Inventor Alain Briand

Alain Briand 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).

  • Patent number: 5627641
    Abstract: Isotopic analysis process by optical emission spectrometry on laser-produced plasma. According to the invention, the sample to be analyzed (10) is irradiated by a laser beam (20) to produce a plasma (13), the light spectrum emitted by said plasma is analyzed and from it is deduced the isotopic composition of the sample. Application to isotopic analysis in the nuclear industry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 6, 1997
    Assignee: Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique
    Inventors: Patrick Mauchien, Walter Pietsch, Alain Petit, Alain Briand
  • Patent number: 4942660
    Abstract: Device for locating the ideal screwing position of bolts of large dimensions wherein a bolt (10) is lowered under control until it engages in the tapping recess of an orifice (5), the bolt (10) is rotated in the opposite direction to screwing, the point of engagement of the threads (11) of the bolt (10) in the threads of the tapped orifice (5) is detected, screwing is started under control by the rotation of the bolt in the normal direction, successive seizures are detected during the screwing, and after each seizure the ideal screwing position is located by means of a suitable path from the center corresponding to the preceding stop previously recorded, screwing is resumed after each detection of the new ideal screwing center, and the screwing of the bolt (10) is continued at a high speed until the end of screwing is detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 1988
    Date of Patent: July 24, 1990
    Assignee: Framatome
    Inventors: Jean-Claude Bourdonne, Alain Briand
  • Patent number: 4785520
    Abstract: Process and device for locating the ideal screwing position of bolts of large dimensions wherein a bolt (10) is lowered under control until it engages in the tapping recess of an orifice (5), the bolt (10) is rotated in the opposite direction to screwing, the point of engagement of the threads (11) of the bolt (10) in the threads of the tapped orifice (5) is detected, screwing is started under control by the rotation of the bolt in the normal direction, successive seizures are detected during the screwing, and after each seizure the ideal screwing position is located by means of a suitable path from the center corresponding to the preceding stop previously recorded, screwing is resumed after each detection of the new ideal screwing center, and the screwing of the bolt (10) is continued at a high speed until the end of screwing is detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 1986
    Date of Patent: November 22, 1988
    Assignee: Framatome
    Inventors: Jean-Claude Bourdonne, Alain Briand
  • Patent number: D424792
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2000
    Assignee: Tachon Diffusion
    Inventor: Alain Briand