Patents by Inventor Vincent De Gasquet

Vincent De Gasquet 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).

  • Storage container for irradiated fuel comprising shock-absorbing case guide rails
    Patent number: 10043597
    Abstract: A package (100) comprising storage packaging (1) as well as a confinement canister (3) for irradiated fuel, the packaging comprising a lateral body (2) which extends around a longitudinal axis (12) of the packaging and which includes an internal surface (22) which delimits a cavity for housing the canister (3), the packaging furthermore comprising at least one assembly (15) forming a guide rail for the canister in the cavity, mounted on the lateral body (2) and protruding at least partly into the housing cavity (4). According to the invention, the assembly forming a guide rail (15) includes an impact shock absorbing element (28) designed to absorb the shock, by plastic deformation, of a lateral impact between the packaging (1) and the confinement canister (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: TN INTERNATIONAL
    Inventors: Vincent De Gasquet, Vianney Chapuis, Stéphane Nallet, Louis Vilela, Christophe Vallentin, Carine Hoffmann
  • STORAGE CONTAINER FOR IRRADIATED FUEL COMPRISING SHOCK-ABSORBING CASE GUIDE RAILS
    Publication number: 20160125966
    Abstract: A package (100) comprising storage packaging (1) as well as a confinement canister (3) for irradiated fuel, the packaging comprising a lateral body (2) which extends around a longitudinal axis (12) of the packaging and which includes an internal surface (22) which delimits a cavity for housing the canister (3), the packaging furthermore comprising at least one assembly (15) forming a guide rail for the canister in the cavity, mounted on the lateral body (2) and protruding at least partly into the housing cavity (4). According to the invention, the assembly forming a guide rail (15) includes an impact shock absorbing element (28) designed to absorb the shock, by plastic deformation, of a lateral impact between the packaging (1) and the confinement canister (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2014
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Inventors: Vincent De Gasquet, Vianney Chapuis, Stéphane Nallet, Louis Vilela, Christophe Vallentin, Carine Hoffmann