Patents by Inventor Julien VALERO

Julien VALERO 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 and method for underwater repair of hole of a nuclear reactor part
    Patent number: 11037689
    Abstract: A repair device for underwater repair of a hole in a nuclear reactor part includes a holder (32), a cutting tool (22) held by the holder (32) and having at least one cutting tooth (70) for remachining an inner surface of the hole. The cutting tool (22) has a suction channel (44) extending into the cutting tool (22) between at least one inlet opening (46) and at least one outlet opening (48), a drive shaft (34) for rotating the cutting tool (22), the drive shaft (34) being held by the holder (32), and a suction tube (36) connected to the holder (32) and fluidly connected to the outlet opening (48) of the suction channel (44).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: FRAMATOME
    Inventors: Serge Roillet, Julien Valero
  • DEVICE AND METHOD FOR UNDERWATER REPAIR OF HOLE OF A NUCLEAR REACTOR PART
    Publication number: 20190043627
    Abstract: A repair device for underwater repair of a hole in a nuclear reactor part includes a holder (32), a cutting tool (22) held by the holder (32) and having at least one cutting tooth (70) for remachining an inner surface of the hole. The cutting tool (22) has a suction channel (44) extending into the cutting tool (22) between at least one inlet opening (46) and at least one outlet opening (48), a drive shaft (34) for rotating the cutting tool (22), the drive shaft (34) being held by the holder (32), and a suction tube (36) connected to the holder (32) and fluidly connected to the outlet opening (48) of the suction channel (44).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2017
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Applicant: FRAMATOME
    Inventors: Serge ROILLET, Julien VALERO