Patents by Inventor Michel Rendu

Michel Rendu 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).

  • Method of setting a stop means inside of a tubular element
    Patent number: 4678924
    Abstract: Fuel and fertile rod for a nuclear reactor. It comprises a can, a column of fissile and/or fertile pellets within the can and end plugs welded to the two ends of the can. The column of pellets is held in place by two tubular spacers of limited thickness and with rounded edges abutting against the two ends of the fuel column and set with a fixed dimension to the can. The column of fissile and fertile pellets can also be held in place by a supplementary positioning setting of the fertile pellet column.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 1985
    Date of Patent: July 7, 1987
    Assignee: Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique
    Inventors: Pierre Loriot, Michel Rendu, Jean Rousseau, Alain Samoel
  • Neutron protection device
    Patent number: 4493813
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an upper neutron protection device for a nuclear reactor assembly.This device comprises at least one container partly filled with a neutron-absorbing product and maintained within a wall located in the upper part of the assembly by at least one spacing plate.Application to fast neutron reactors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 1982
    Date of Patent: January 15, 1985
    Assignee: Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique
    Inventors: Pierre Loriot, Michel Rendu, Jean Rousseau