Patents by Inventor Claude Lavaleric

Claude Lavaleric 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).

  • Temporary obturation panel of a passage inside a vessel accessible only through an orifice of smaller size
    Patent number: 4600115
    Abstract: The invention relates to a temporary sealing obturation panel, inside a vessel accessible only through a manhole, of a passage provided on its periphery with a support collar. It is constituted by: panels articulated by flexible fluid-tight hinges, bordered by lines of latching pins, stiffeners comprising lines of holes conjugate with the lines of pins, a frame in at least two articulated parts, with means for gripping the ends of the panels and the stiffeners against the support collar. The invention is applicable to the closing of primary circuit ducts opening into the water box of a steam generator of a pressurized water nuclear boiler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 1984
    Date of Patent: July 15, 1986
    Assignee: Framatome & Cie
    Inventors: Jean Coussau, Claude Lavaleric
  • Temporary obturation panel of a passage inside a vessel accessible only through an orifice of smaller size
    Patent number: RE32832
    Abstract: The invention relates to a temporary sealing obturation panel, inside a vessel accessible only through a manhole, of a passage provided on its periphery with a support collar. It is constituted by: panels articulated by flexible fluid-tight hinges, bordered by lines of latching pins, stiffeners comprising lines of holes conjugate with the lines of pins, a frame in at least two articulated parts, with means for gripping the ends of the panels and the stiffeners against the support collar. The invention is applicable to the closing of primary circuit ducts opening into the water box of a steam generator of a pressurized water nuclear boiler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 1987
    Date of Patent: January 17, 1989
    Assignee: Framatome & Cie.
    Inventors: Jean Coussau, Claude Lavaleric