Patents by Inventor Patrick Legard

Patrick Legard 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).

  • Device and method for controlling the exterior aspect of fuel rods for nuclear reactors
    Patent number: 7308068
    Abstract: The invention concerns a device (1) for controlling the exterior aspect of fuel rods (2) for nuclear reactors, said device comprising optical means (40) having at least one camera (42, 42?) and linked to an image acquisition and processing system (48) capable of detecting geometric defects present on each rod (2) to be controlled, and further comprising a roughness tester (50) controlled in such a way as to measure the depth of each geometric defect detected by the image acquisition and processing system (48). Moreover, the invention further concerns a method capable of being implemented with the aid of said device (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2007
    Assignee: Compagnie Generale des Matieres Nucleaires
    Inventors: Patrick Legard, Serge Fantini
  • Device and method for controlling the exterior aspect of fuel rods for nuclear reactors
    Patent number: 7308069
    Abstract: The invention concerns a device (1) for controlling the exterior aspect of fuel rods (2) for nuclear reactors, said device comprising optical means (40) having at least one camera (42, 42?) and linked to an image acquisition and processing system (48) capable of detecting geometric defects present on each rod (2) to be controlled, and further comprising a roughness tester (50) controlled in such a way as to measure the depth of each geometric defect detected by the image acquisition and processing system (48). Moreover, the invention further concerns a method capable of being implemented with the aid of said device (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2007
    Assignee: Compagnie Generale des Matieres Nucleaires
    Inventors: Patrick Legard, Serge Fantini
  • Device and method for controlling the exterior aspect of fuel rods for nuclear reactors
    Publication number: 20070092052
    Abstract: The invention concerns a device (1) for controlling the exterior aspect of fuel rods (2) for nuclear reactors, said device comprising optical means (40) having at least one camera (42, 42?) and linked to an image acquisition and processing system (48) capable of detecting geometric defects present on each rod (2) to be controlled, and further comprising a roughness tester (50) controlled in such a way as to measure the depth of each geometric defect detected by the image acquisition and processing system (48). Moreover, the invention further concerns a method capable of being implemented with the aid of said device (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2006
    Publication date: April 26, 2007
    Applicant: Compagnie Generale Des Matieres Nucleaires
    Inventors: Patrick Legard, Serge Fantini
  • Device and method for controlling the exterior aspect of fuel rods for nuclear reactors
    Publication number: 20050011929
    Abstract: The invention concerns a device (1) for controlling the exterior aspect of fuel rods (2) for nuclear reactors, said device comprising optical means (40) having at least one camera (42, 42?) and linked to an image acquisition and processing system (48) capable of detecting geometric defects present on each rod (2) to be controlled, and further comprising a roughness tester (50) controlled in such a way as to measure the depth of each geometric defect detected by the image acquisition and processing system (48). Moreover, the invention further concerns a method capable of being implemented with the aid of said device (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2004
    Publication date: January 20, 2005
    Applicant: Compagnie Generale des Matieres Nucleaires
    Inventors: Patrick Legard, Serge Fantini