Patents by Inventor Bernard Risbourg

Bernard Risbourg 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).

  • Loading and unloading of a nuclear reactor core
    Patent number: 4056435
    Abstract: A water-cooled reactor comprises an outer containment vessel and an internal pressure vessel provided with a top closure cap, a pool structure having a bottom orifice located above the pressure vessel and a second orifice providing a communication with a leak-tight compartment for the storage of fuel assembly containers, means for lifting and transferring the pressure vessel cap to and from a storage well, means for lifting and transferring the fuel assemblies to the storage compartment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 1975
    Date of Patent: November 1, 1977
    Assignee: Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique
    Inventors: Jacques Carlier, Bernard Risbourg