Patents by Inventor Francis Bousquet

Francis Bousquet 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).

  • Core-type furnace
    Patent number: 6996153
    Abstract: Vertical segments of a side wall of a crucible for an induction furnace are assembled at an adjustable, invariable position by screws screwed into tapped holes of a flange common to all segments. A precise assembly is thus obtained producing no deformation and no internal stresses. The segments are coated with a ceramic coating for their protection and to prevent formation of electric arcs. Junction edges of faces are rounded to achieve the same effect. Water cooling boxes of the lower furnace hearth are similarly constructed. The apparatus can, as an example, be applied to vitrification techniques.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2006
    Assignees: Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique, Compagnie Generale des Matieres Nucleaires
    Inventors: Patrice Brun, Jacques Lacombe, Christian Ladirat, Francis Bousquet
  • Core-type furnance
    Publication number: 20050129087
    Abstract: Vertical segments of a side wall of a crucible for an induction furnace are assembled at an adjustable, invariable position by screws screwed into tapped holes of a flange common to all segments. A precise assembly is thus obtained producing no deformation and no internal stresses. The segments are coated with a ceramic coating for their protection and to prevent formation of electric arcs. Junction edges of faces are rounded to achieve the same effect. Water cooling boxes of the lower furnace hearth are similarly constructed. The apparatus can, as an example, be applied to vitrification techniques.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2003
    Publication date: June 16, 2005
    Applicants: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE, COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES MATIERES NUCLEAIRES
    Inventors: Patrice Brun, Jacques Lacombe, Christian Ladirat, Francis Bousquet