Patents by Inventor Benjamin Loriot

Benjamin Loriot 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: 10083768
    Abstract: A method for controlling the positions of a plurality of nuclear fuel assemblies (1) relative to an upper core plate (3) in a nuclear reactor core, the method including the following steps: choosing a reference point (13) in internals or in a reactor vessel; determining the positions of S-shaped holes of the nuclear fuel assemblies (1) relative to the reference point (13), each S-shaped hole being intended to cooperate with a corresponding centering pin of the upper core plate (3); acquiring the positions of the centering pins of the upper core plate (3) relative to the reference point (13); and comparing the positions of the S-shaped holes and the positions of the pins and deducing therefrom whether the nuclear fuel assemblies (1) are correctly positioned relative to the upper core plate (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Assignee: AREVA NP
    Inventors: Audrey Tournant, Frederic Alain Magre, Benjamin Loriot
  • Publication number: 20130195237
    Abstract: A method for controlling the positions of a plurality of nuclear fuel assemblies (1) relative to an upper core plate (3) in a nuclear reactor core, the method including the following steps: choosing a reference point (13) in internals or in a reactor vessel; determining the positions of S-shaped holes of the nuclear fuel assemblies (1) relative to the reference point (13), each S-shaped hole being intended to cooperate with a corresponding centering pin of the upper core plate (3); acquiring the positions of the centering pins of the upper core plate (3) relative to the reference point (13); and comparing the positions of the S-shaped holes and the positions of the pins and deducing therefrom whether the nuclear fuel assemblies (1) are correctly positioned relative to the upper core plate (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2011
    Publication date: August 1, 2013
    Applicant: AREVA NP
    Inventors: Audrey Tournant, Frederic Alain Magre, Benjamin Loriot