Patents by Inventor Franck COUSTOURIER

Franck COUSTOURIER 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).

  • Leakage testing device for seal verification by penetrant inspection of a nuclear fuel assembly located in a cell of a storage rack
    Patent number: 11355254
    Abstract: A leakage testing device for testing leakage of a nuclear fuel assembly (18) by sipping. The device includes a collection assembly (32) that is configured to close an upper end (24A) of a cell (24) of a storage rack (22) for storing nuclear fuel assemblies discharged from a nuclear reactor (4). The closing prevents water contained in the cell from escaping via the upper end of the cell. The collection assembly is configured to collect products containing possible fission products released by a nuclear fuel assembly contained in the cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: FRAMATOME
    Inventors: Franck Coustourier, Serge Roillet
  • Device and method for seal verification by penetrant inspection of a nuclear fuel assembly
    Publication number: 20190362862
    Abstract: A leakage testing device for testing leakage of a nuclear fuel assembly (18) by sipping, includes a collection assembly (32) that is configured to close an upper end (24A) of a cell (24) of a storage rack (22) for storing nuclear fuel assembly/ies (18) discharged from a nuclear reactor (4), so as to prevent water contained in the cell (24) from escaping via the upper end (24A) of the cell (24), and to collect products containing possible fission products released by a nuclear fuel assembly (18) contained in the cell (24).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2018
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventors: Franck COUSTOURIER, Serge ROILLET