Patents by Inventor Andre Gabriac

Andre Gabriac 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).

  • Process for the recovery and purification of a metal alloy based on highly enriched uranium
    Patent number: 5431891
    Abstract: Process for the treatment of a metal alloy based on uranium, generally in highly enriched form and other metallic elements, comprising a fluorination treatment with the aid of at least one fluorine-containing gas, optionally with an intermediate fluorination with the aid of a fluoric compound, a distillation treatment of the gaseous fluoride flow obtained in order to obtain pure uranium hexafluoride, as well as a mixing treatment of said hexafluoride with another more depleted hexafluoride to obtain the desired final isotopic content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 1993
    Date of Patent: July 11, 1995
    Assignee: Companie Generale des Matieres Nucleaires
    Inventors: Andre Gabriac, Airy-Pierre Lamaze, Roger Durand, Rene Romano