Patents by Inventor Sylvain Lauret

Sylvain Lauret 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).

  • Thermal-conduction element for improving the manufacture of a package for transporting and/or storing radioactive materials
    Patent number: 9040946
    Abstract: The invention relates to a thermal conduction element (20) for a package for transporting and/or storing radioactive materials, comprising: an internal part (30) intended to be in contact with a lateral body (14) of the package; an external part (34) intended to form a portion of an external envelope (24) of said package, holding radiological protection means (22); an intermediate part (32) arranged between the internal and external parts, the internal, external and intermediate parts being produced from copper and one of the alloys thereof. According to the invention, the external part (34) is equipped, at each of its two opposite ends, with an area (36) for connection by welding to another thermal conduction element (20), each connection area (36) being produced from steel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: TN INTERNATIONAL
    Inventors: Herve Ripert, Emmanuel Mercier, Sylvain Lauret
  • Thermal-Conduction Element for Improving the Manufacture of a Package for Transporting and/or Storing Radioactive Materials
    Publication number: 20140035196
    Abstract: The invention relates to a thermal conduction element (20) for a package for transporting and/or storing radioactive materials, comprising: an internal part (30) intended to be in contact with a lateral body (14) of the package; an external part (34) intended to form a portion of an external envelope (24) of said package, holding radiological protection means (22); an intermediate part (32) arranged between the internal and external parts, the internal, external and intermediate parts being produced from copper and one of the alloys thereof. According to the invention, the external part (34) is equipped, at each of its two opposite ends, with an area (36) for connection by welding to another thermal conduction element (20), each connection area (36) being produced from steel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: TN INTERNATIONAL
    Inventors: Herve Ripert, Emmanuel Mercier, Sylvain Lauret