Patents by Inventor Nicolas Regazzoni

Nicolas Regazzoni 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: 9404736
    Abstract: Deformation measurement sensor operating in a hostile environment and including an optical movement measurement module, and measurement system using said sensor. The sensor includes: an enclosure comprising an opening; a movable element having a first surface that is brought into contact with an object (4) that can deform, for example a nuclear fuel rod, and a second surface that is reflective and extends into the enclosure through the opening; a sealed, resilient connecting component performing a return function between the element and the enclosure; and, inside the enclosure, a module for creating an interference light using a light reflected by the second surface of the element. Deformation of the object results in a modification to the interference light that is representative of the deformation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: Commissariat a L'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives
    Inventors: Stéphane Gaillot, Nicolas Regazzoni, Guy Cheymol
  • Publication number: 20140293269
    Abstract: Deformation measurement sensor operating in a hostile environment and including an optical movement measurement module, and measurement system using said sensor. The sensor includes: an enclosure comprising an opening a movable element having a first surface that is brought into contact with an object that can deform, for example a nuclear fuel rod, and a second surface that is reflective and extends into the enclosure through the opening; a sealed, resilient connecting component performing a return function between the element and the enclosure; and, inside the enclosure, a module for creating an interference light using a light reflected by the second surface of the element. Deformation of the object results in a modification to the interference light that is representative of the deformation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2012
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Inventors: Stéphane Gaillot, Nicolas Regazzoni, Guy Cheymol