Patents by Inventor Virgine Bontemps

Virgine Bontemps 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).

  • Stackable nuclear fuel storage element and storage module formed by a stack of such elements
    Patent number: 8006841
    Abstract: A storage element for the storage of cases (16) full of nuclear fuel in the horizontal position, said element comprising ventilation means (19, 32) arranged on the sides of the element, so that storage stacks according to this invention can be created. The storage elements may have a cross-section in the shape of regular hexagon to optimise the storage density.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2011
    Assignee: Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique
    Inventors: Virgine Bontemps, Jean-Claude Argoud
  • STACKABLE NUCLEAR FUEL STORAGE ELEMENT AND STORAGE MODULE FORMED BY A STACK OF SUCH ELEMENTS
    Publication number: 20090178944
    Abstract: A storage element for the storage of cases (16) full of nuclear fuel in the horizontal position, said element comprising ventilation means (19, 32) arranged on the sides of the element, so that storage stacks according to this invention can be created. The storage elements may have a cross-section in the shape of regular hexagon to optimise the storage density.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2007
    Publication date: July 16, 2009
    Applicant: Commissariart A L'Energie Atomique
    Inventors: Virgine Bontemps, Jean-Claude Argoud