Patents by Inventor Frederic Jean-Marie Schermesser

Frederic Jean-Marie Schermesser 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 the dry handling of nuclear fuel assemblies
    Patent number: 9355749
    Abstract: A device for the dry handling of nuclear fuel assemblies is provided. The device includes a transfer basket which can be connected to a lifter and which includes a gripper for gripping the fuel assembly to be transferred, the gripper being supported by a lift built into the basket; and an indexing table which can be placed on a cask and which comprises a positioner for positioning the basket over a slot in the cask.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: AREVA NP
    Inventors: Mathieu Jean Maurice Chassignet, Frederic Jean-Marie Schermesser
  • DEVICE FOR THE DRY HANDLING OF NUCLEAR FUEL ASSEMBLIES
    Publication number: 20130177124
    Abstract: A device for the dry handling of nuclear fuel assemblies is provided. The device includes a transfer basket which can be connected to a lifter and which includes a gripper for gripping the fuel assembly to be transferred, the gripper being supported by a lift built into the basket; and an indexing table which can be placed on a cask and which comprises a positioner for positioning the basket over a slot in the cask.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2011
    Publication date: July 11, 2013
    Applicant: AREVA NP
    Inventors: Mathieu Jean Maurice Chassignet, Frederic Jean-Marie Schermesser