Patents by Inventor Jacques Colome

Jacques Colome 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 extinguishing a liquid-fuel fire by isolation
    Patent number: 4091875
    Abstract: The device comprises at least one receptacle for collecting an accidental outleakage of liquid fuel and especially liquid sodium at high temperature. The receptacle is fitted with a cover which is provided with sloping channels for the flow of the liquid fuel and with openings through which it passes to the base of the channels. The openings are closed by retractable shutters which withdraw under the pressure of the liquid fuel within the channels and close automatically after it has flowed into the receptacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 1976
    Date of Patent: May 30, 1978
    Assignee: Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique
    Inventors: Jacques Colome, Alain Duchene, Jean Regnier