Patents by Inventor Michel Vidard

Michel Vidard 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).

  • Provision for cooling the top end of a suspended vessel, such as the pressure vessel of a nuclear reactor
    Patent number: 4028177
    Abstract: This invention relates to means for cooling the top end of a suspended vessel such as the pressure vessel of a nuclear reactor.The invention consists in supplying a liquid coolant which flows through coils located in contact with an intermediate heat conducting material which is in contact with the top end of the vessel. The liquid coolant or the intermediate liquid may be of liquid metal such as a sodium-potassium alloy and the intermdiate material may be contained in a tank rigidly secured to the vessel.In modified arrangements the intermediate material may be a solid or a gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 1975
    Date of Patent: June 7, 1977
    Assignee: Commissariat A l'Energie Atomique
    Inventors: Henri Failla, Karl Schaller, Michel Vidard