Patents by Inventor Alain Gery

Alain Gery 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 for protecting a container containing a pressurized fluid
    Patent number: 4620566
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for protecting a container containing a pressurized fluid.The device comprises a protection valve and an isolating valve, connected in series and whose opening is controlled by ancillary means, which are sensitive to two pressure thresholds in the container for successively controlling the opening of the isolating valve and then that of the protection valve, when the pressure rises. The isolating valve replaces the protection valve in the case where the latter becomes locked in the open position.Application more particularly to the protection of primary circuits in a pressurized water nuclear reactor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 1982
    Date of Patent: November 4, 1986
    Assignees: Electricite de France (S.N.), Societe d'Exploitation de Brevets pour l'Industrie et la Marine
    Inventors: Alain Gery, Hubert Chantot, Francois Gemignani