Patents by Inventor Denis Tessier

Denis Tessier 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 inspecting a fuel rod assembly in the pool of a nuclear plant and corresponding inspection method
    Patent number: 8958518
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for inspecting a fuel assembly in the pool of a nuclear plant, that comprises an image sensor with an observation field, and further comprising a boom with at least one removable fastener to the assembly, a reference graduation extending along an axis parallel to a longitudinal axis of the assembly, so that the image sensor can monitor within its field both the boom and the assembly. The device is designed so that the boom can be removably attached to the fuel assembly when the latter is suspended outside the pool by the hook of the machine for handling the fuel assemblies. The invention also relates to a corresponding method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignee: Electricite de France
    Inventors: Richard Cauvin, Denis Tessier
  • DEVICE FOR INSPECTING A FUEL ROD ASSEMBLY IN THE POOL OF A NUCLEAR PLANT AND CORRESPONDING INSPECTION METHOD
    Publication number: 20100303189
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for inspecting a fuel assembly in the pool of a nuclear plant, that comprises an image sensor with an observation field, and further comprising a boom with at least one removable fastener to the assembly, a reference graduation extending along an axis parallel to a longitudinal axis of the assembly, so that the image sensor can monitor within its field both the boom and the assembly. The device is designed so that the boom can be removably attached to the fuel assembly when the latter is suspended outside the pool by the hook of the machine for handling the fuel assemblies. The invention also relates to a corresponding method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2008
    Publication date: December 2, 2010
    Applicant: ELECTRICITE DE FRANCE
    Inventors: Richard Cauvin, Denis Tessier