Patents by Inventor Maurice Pradel

Maurice Pradel 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).

  • Circulating pumps of a liquid metal, generally sodium, ensuring the cooling of the core of a fast neutron reactor
    Patent number: 4219385
    Abstract: A circulating pump, particularly for the liquid cooling metal of the core of a fast neutron reactor, comprising a non-removable assembly permanently disposed in the vessel containing the liquid metal, constituted by a suction channel, a diffuser and at least one delivery pipe, wherein the non-removable assembly is suspended on a supporting structure which is immobilized relative to the core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 1978
    Date of Patent: August 26, 1980
    Assignee: Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique
    Inventors: Joel Guidez, Maurice Pradel