Patents by Inventor Paul GAUTHE

Paul GAUTHE 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).

  • Liquid metal-cooled nuclear reactor incorporating a completely passive residual power removal (DHR) system
    Patent number: 11636956
    Abstract: The invention concerns a liquid metal-cooled fast-neutron nuclear reactor (1), comprising a system (2) for removing at least part of both the nominal power and the residual power of the reactor, which ensures, at the same time: removal of the residual power in a totally passive manner from the initial instant of the accident; removal of the heat through the primary vessel; implementation of a final cold source (container with PCM) other than the sodium/air or NaK/air heat exchangers used in the prior art.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
    Inventors: Paul Gauthe, Alessandro Pantano
  • LIQUID METAL-COOLED NUCLEAR REACTOR INCORPORATING A COMPLETELY PASSIVE RESIDUAL POWER REMOVAL (DHR) SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20210210229
    Abstract: The invention concerns a liquid metal-cooled fast-neutron nuclear reactor (1), comprising a system (2) for removing at least part of both the nominal power and the residual power of the reactor, which ensures, at the same time: removal of the residual power in a totally passive manner from the initial instant of the accident; removal of the heat through the primary vessel; implementation of a final cold source (container with PCM) other than the sodium/air or NaK/air heat exchangers used in the prior art.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2020
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Applicant: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
    Inventors: Paul GAUTHE, Alessandro PANTANO