Patents by Inventor Patrick Devaux

Patrick Devaux 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 OPTIMIZING THE MANAGEMENT OF WASTE RESULTING FROM A PROGRAM OF DRAINING AND DISMANTLING A FACILITY, ESPECIALLY A NUCLEAR FACILITY
    Publication number: 20110288903
    Abstract: A method includes a first phase of characterizing waste of a plant and a second phase of selecting at least one system for treatment and determination of associated predicted streams of waste. The first phase includes a step of physical characterization and radiological characterization of each area, a step of physical characterization and radiological characterization of all the items of equipment present in the areas as a function of the step of characterization of the areas, and a step of compiling the physical and radiological characteristics of the items of equipment in which a description of a waste item to be produced is associated with the physical and radiological characteristics of each item of equipment. The second phase makes the selection of at least one system for the treatment and the determination of the associated predicted streams as a function of the descriptions of the waste to be produced and of the physical and radiological characteristics of the areas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2009
    Publication date: November 24, 2011
    Applicant: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES
    Inventors: Carole Mahe-Doutreluingne, Stephane Robic, Patrick Devaux