Patents by Inventor Matthieu P. Lucas

Matthieu P. Lucas 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).

  • Patent number: 9984780
    Abstract: A method of decommissioning a nuclear reactor including a vessel defining an inner chamber and reactor internal components positioned within the inner chamber includes removing at least some of the internal components and repackaging at least some of the removed internal components in at least one of the first and second predefined sections of the vessel defining a cutting zone between the at least first and second predefined sections. The method further includes disposing the vessel in a container, and encapsulating the internal components in the vessel and encapsulating the vessel in the container to generate a package. A package including components from a decommissioned and dismantled nuclear reactor includes a vessel and a plurality of components encapsulated in the vessel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: AREVA Inc.
    Inventors: Leo Paul Lessard, Adam Mancini, Richard James Furr, Matthieu P. Lucas, Donald R. LeFrancois
  • Publication number: 20170372807
    Abstract: A method of decommissioning a nuclear reactor including a vessel defining an inner chamber and reactor internal components positioned within the inner chamber includes removing at least some of the internal components and repackaging at least some of the removed internal components in at least one of the first and second predefined sections of the vessel defining a cutting zone between the at least first and second predefined sections. The method further includes disposing the vessel in a container, and encapsulating the internal components in the vessel and encapsulating the vessel in the container to generate a package. A package including components from a decommissioned and dismantled nuclear reactor includes a vessel and a plurality of components encapsulated in the vessel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2017
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Applicant: AREVA Inc.
    Inventors: Leo Paul Lessard, Adam Mancini, Richard James Furr, Matthieu P. Lucas, Donald R. LeFrancois
  • Patent number: 9728287
    Abstract: A method of decommissioning a nuclear reactor including a vessel defining an inner chamber and reactor internal components positioned within the inner chamber includes removing at least some of the internal components and repackaging at least some of the removed internal components in at least one of the first and second predefined sections of the vessel defining a cutting zone between the at least first and second predefined sections. The method further includes disposing the vessel in a container, and encapsulating the internal components in the vessel and encapsulating the vessel in the container to generate a package. A package including components from a decommissioned and dismantled nuclear reactor includes a vessel and a plurality of components encapsulated in the vessel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: Areva Inc.
    Inventors: Leo Paul Lessard, Adam Mancini, Richard James Furr, Matthieu P. Lucas, Donald R. LeFrancois
  • Publication number: 20170098484
    Abstract: A method of decommissioning a nuclear reactor including a vessel defining an inner chamber and reactor internal components positioned within the inner chamber includes removing at least some of the internal components and repackaging at least some of the removed internal components in at least one of the first and second predefined sections of the vessel defining a cutting zone between the at least first and second predefined sections. The method further includes disposing the vessel in a container, and encapsulating the internal components in the vessel and encapsulating the vessel in the container to generate a package. A package including components from a decommissioned and dismantled nuclear reactor includes a vessel and a plurality of components encapsulated in the vessel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2015
    Publication date: April 6, 2017
    Applicant: AREVA INC.
    Inventors: Leo Paul Lessard, Adam Mancini, Richard James Furr, Matthieu P. Lucas, Donald R. LeFrancois