Patents by Inventor Alain Dictor

Alain Dictor 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 and method for the automated decontamination of a nuclear fuel rod
    Patent number: 8369473
    Abstract: A method for the surface tribological decontamination of nuclear fuel rods automates surface wiping by one or more bands of fabric. The band is distant from the axis of the rod, the rod is placed facing the band, and then the band is tensioned around the surface of the rod and moved. The rod may be immobile, moved in pure translation along its axis or with a wide-step helical movement. Preferably, the decontamination is carried by two bands simultaneously, so as to cover the total surface in one pass of the rod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: Areva NC
    Inventors: Alain Dictor, Marc Fischer
  • Device And Method For The Automated Decontamination Of A Nuclear Fuel Rod
    Publication number: 20110116590
    Abstract: A method for the surface tribological decontamination of nuclear fuel rods automates surface wiping by one or more bands of fabric. The band is distant from the axis of the rod, the rod is placed facing the band, and then the band is tensioned around the surface of the rod and moved. The rod may be immobile, moved in pure translation along its axis or with a wide-step helical movement. Preferably, the decontamination is carried by two bands simultaneously, so as to cover the total surface in one pass of the rod.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2006
    Publication date: May 19, 2011
    Applicant: Areva NC
    Inventors: Alain Dictor, Marc Fischer