Patents by Inventor Eric Galban

Eric Galban 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).

  • Cladding tube for nuclear fuel rod, method and apparatus for manufacturing a cladding
    Patent number: 10112224
    Abstract: A cladding tube for nuclear fuel made from metal and including concave dimples on its external surface. A nuclear fuel assembly includes at least a plurality of nuclear fuel rods provided with such cladding tubes. The cladding tube is advantageously manufactured by pilgrim rolling, the dimples being formed during the pilgrim rolling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: AREVA NP
    Inventors: Jean-Luc Doudoux, Eric Galban, Yves Charbonnier, Jerome Boussin, Matthieu Ponce, Jan Patrice Simoneau, Joerg Peucker, Holger Schmidt, Klaus L. Nissen
  • CLADDING TUBE FOR NUCLEAR FUEL ROD, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING A CLADDING
    Publication number: 20150239025
    Abstract: A cladding tube for nuclear fuel made from metal and including concave dimples on its external surface. A nuclear fuel assembly includes at least a plurality of nuclear fuel rods provided with such cladding tubes. The cladding tube is advantageously manufactured by pilgrim rolling, the dimples being formed during the pilgrim rolling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2015
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Inventors: Jean-Luc DOUDOUX, Eric GALBAN, Yves CHARBONNIER, Jerome BOUSSIN, Matthieu PONCE, Jan Patrice SIMONEAU, Joerg PEUCKER, Holger SCHMIDT, Klaus L. NISSEN
  • CLADDING TUBE FOR NUCLEAR FUEL ROD, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING A CLADDING TUBE
    Publication number: 20110222643
    Abstract: A cladding tube for nuclear fuel made from metal and including concave dimples on its external surface. A nuclear fuel assembly includes at least a plurality of nuclear fuel rods provided with such cladding tubes. The cladding tube is advantageously manufactured by pilgrim rolling, the dimples being formed during the pilgrim rolling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2009
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Inventors: Jean-Luc Doudoux, Eric Galban, Yves Charbonnier, Jérôme Boussin, Matthieu Ponce, Jan Patrice Simoneau, Jörg Peucker, Holger Schmidt, Klaus L. Nissen